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Optically, they're kind of like cameras. I wouldn't be surprised if early camera designers looked to mammalian eyes for inspiration. But once you get to the re
by a-priori 15y ago
Optically, they're kind of like cameras. I wouldn't be surprised if early camera designers looked to mammalian eyes for inspiration.
But once you get to the retina all bets are off. That's the point of this article.
- taeric 15y agoRight. I just think it would be better said as "people are not cameras." Seems many people think your eyes are somehow immune to the optical qualities that cameras have to deal with.
- lbarrow 15y agoGood point. But I would argue that, fundamentally, the interaction between the eyes and the brain is much different than the interaction we have with cameras. The optic system is deeply, deeply meshed with the brain's perception of reality.