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Photogrammetry – Nikon Fisheye-NIKKOR 8mm f-2.8 User Manual

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PHOTOGRAMMETRY

The

c i r c u l a r

photographic image produced by the Fisheye-Nikkor is an

exact reproduction on a flat plane of all objects encompassed within the

180° hemispherical field. This feature enables the lens to be used in locating

astral bodies or recording cloud distribution. The center of the image cor­

responds to the zenith in the angle of view, and the distance of any point
in the image from this center is directly proportional to its angle from the

zenith, expressed by the equation y=C6 where y is the distance of the point
from the image center,

6

is the zenith angle, and C is a constant (see below).

For example, a point in the image 4mm from the center represents an object

at an angle of 30° from the zenith in the angle of view. The table below
gives zenith angles for points at given distances from the center of the film

image.

Relation of Zenith Angle to Distance of Point from Image Center

0; Zenithangle

y: Distance of point

from image center

y

(mm)

y

A0°

0

0.00

0.5

3.58

3.58

1.0

7.17

3.59

1.5

10.76

3.59

2.0

14.36

3.60

2.5

17.98

3.62

3.0

21.62

3.64

3.5

25.27

3.65

4.0

28.95

3.68

4.5

32.66

3.71

5.0

36.40

3.74

5.5

40.17

3.77

6.0

43.98

3.81

6.5

47.83

3.85

7.0

51.73

3.90

7.5

55.67

3.94

8.0

59.67

4.00

8.5

63.72

4.05

9.0

67.84

4.12

9.5

72.03

4.19

10.0

76.31

4.28

10.5

80.69

4.38

11.0

85.21

4.52

11.5

89.97

4.76

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