Zooms may soon be out of
the picture. At least
5 Japanese companies are
close to developing a filrsmart enough to do a
zoom's job (New SciennVol 143, No 1941).
The Dew film, detaile cc
which are a closely guardc
secret, will be coated
magnetic material that ca
store information such a,
the shutter speed, aper
and focal length of a len
This information can the
be read by an automatic
printer when the film
processed.
The system gives a
tographer the option of
11 pseudo-zooming" by
recording on the film a
longer focal length than
of the lens used. Durinc
processing, the printer
automatically enlarge the
central part of the image
The only disadvantage
that enlarging the print
makes the image more
grainy.
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