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Fisheye as the universal wide angle lens

18 March, 2022


Using a fisheye lens for street pictures as a universal wide angle lens lets you choose how the projection should look like.

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Rectangular projection


Equirectangular projection



Using a wide angle lens, you need to step much further to the back to get this field of view. With the fisheye, you stand right at the first step line.