Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Fish eyes

[Ray Keefer <psubs2001@yahoo.com>]

Hi Pierre,

The windows in a SportsSub are not very thick.
Remember a SportSub is an ambient design.

Even with the distortion I think Big! would benefit
with fish eye view ports. One on each side and one on
the top and bottom for a total of four.

Regards,
Ray

--- Marie-Andrée et Pierre
<poulin.carrier@videotron.ca> wrote:

> Hi guys,
> 
> I saw a video of the sport sub ambient sub.
> 
> I noticed that on each side of the sub there are
> small windows that are 
> half-sphere. The windows seems to be very thick.
> 
> I was wandering since my sub have many blind spots
> (in fact, I can only see 
> strait forward and up) that if I put half sphere of
> acrylic as window, would 
> I see 180 deg. around? Then eliminating blind spots
> on the side? I'm aware 
> that if that does work distortion would be...
> interesting at best. But I 
> could see if I am close to an object or to see where
> is that scuba diver?
> 
> Anybody tried that before?
> 
> Remember that my sub is an ambient sub and that
> there will be no pressure on 
> the windows. So I can build them pretty much as I
> like it.
> 
> Pierre "fish eye" Poulin
> 
> 
> 
> 
>
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