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Title: The real story behind fisheye album covers
Post by: Francois on December 17, 2019, 03:49:37 PM

I just found this and it's really interesting.
It's the story of the link between the fisheye lens and album covers.
https://youtu.be/YNQzqEAphjs

Title: Re: The real story behind fisheye album covers
Post by: irv_b on December 17, 2019, 08:01:07 PM

Thanks for that Francois it was quite an interesting/entertaining 8 odd mins

Title: Re: The real story behind fisheye album covers
Post by: Bryan on December 17, 2019, 09:16:24 PM

I have some of those albums.  I've always wanted a fisheye lens but the cost doesn't justify the use I would get out of it.

Title: Re: The real story behind fisheye album covers
Post by: Francois on December 17, 2019, 09:40:56 PM

That's why most people got fisheye adapter lenses ;)

Title: Re: The real story behind fisheye album covers
Post by: AJShepherd on December 18, 2019, 12:20:49 PM

Another link with fisheye lenses is the story from 2011 that the footage of David Bowie performing 'Jean Genie' live on Top of the Pops in 1973 was erased by the BBC, but the cameraman operating the fisheye lens had a broadcast quality copy made for his own archive, which was apparently the only copy in existence.

https://youtu.be/yEmGQYCuc6M

Title: Re: The real story behind fisheye album covers
Post by: jojonas~ on January 25, 2020, 09:34:40 PM

Thanks! Now I really want to do a fisheye bucket camera :D

Title: Re: The real story behind fisheye album covers
Post by: jojonas~ on January 25, 2020, 10:04:41 PM

Sourced the text by prof R W Wood, if anyone is interested. Page 159 and on  ;D
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/58679#/summary (https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/58679#/summary)