2-D and 3-D multi-lens camera with one lens having a wider plane

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1993-12-29

1995-11-07

Blankenship, Howard B.

G03B 3508

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054651280

ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to a multi-lens camera that can be used for taking three-dimensional and two-dimensional photographs. The multi-lens camera is constructed so that it is capable of exposing a series of 2-D images of a scene onto the photographic film corresponding to the number of lenses of the camera. The multi-lens camera of this invention has a film plane for one of the lenses which is from 1.5 to 4 times wider than the film plane behind the other lenses. Baffles are used to optically separate the film planes behind the lenses. In a preferred embodiment, the wider film plane is a full frame (e.g., 35 mm) and the other film planes one-half frame. The wider film plane results in a broader field of view of a scene for producing a normal or panorama 2-D print. The multiple images of the scene exposed by the camera can be used for producing a conventional 2-D print.

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