618: Type System Says No

3951.095 - 3969.482 John Siracusa

Because the field of view is so narrow, right? And the field of view being narrow is mostly due to the lenses. They simply can't capture image that are on the side of you, right? I mean, if you look at these lenses, you'll see they look like spheres poking out of it. Like your iPhone can't capture that. The light coming from the side just hits the side of the camera lens. Like they're flat.