Hi all,
While viewing through some 10x42 binoculars today (Leica Ultravid) - I was looking from an angle of roughly 45 degrees to one side of a plasma tv and noticed that the vertical edge further away was longer than the side closer to me resulting in a curious reversal of the perspective one expects ie. nearer side is longer.
I don't know if this is due to pincushion distortion but I've checked other objects like picture frames small and large and they display the same effect - the near side is shorter and far edge is longer!
What's the explanation for this odd reversal of perspective?
Is it limited to the Leica or due to design of the binos?
Regards.
[QUOTE=zuiko]Hi all,
While viewing through some 10x42 binoculars today (Leica Ultravid) - I was looking from an angle of roughly 45 degrees to one side of a plasma tv and noticed that the vertical edge further away was longer than the side closer to me resulting in a curious reversal of the perspective one expects ie. nearer side is longer.
I don't know if this is due to pincushion distortion but I've checked other objects like picture frames small and large and they display the same effect - the near side is shorter and far edge is longer!
What's the explanation for this odd reversal of perspective?
Is it limited to the Leica or due to design of the binos?
Regards.[/QUOTE]
Wouldn't it be easier to move your chair closer to the TV?
No idea about your question though.
Leif
I'm not technically proficient on these things, but is this the same thing like the optical illusion when using a scope where the bird behind one of same size looks larger?