What is optical dome lenses?

Optical dome lenses provide protective boundaries while allowing for a clear view between two environments.

An optical dome is a lens with two concentric spheres. Sometimes they are referred to as curved planar parallel plates.

VY Optics provides dome lenses of various materials.

Why choose dome lens?

Domes are ideal for underwater and split-level (half over/under) photography, because they correct for aberrations that occur as light travels at different speeds above and below water.

Picture display of VY hemispherical dome lens

Specification of glass flange dome lens

Video presentation of glass dome lens with flange

People also ask

• What does a dome do for underwater photography?
  Domes are essential underwater when shooting wide angle and zoom lenses. A flat port magnifies objects the same way your dive mask does, and it turns into a port hole when shooting wide lenses.
• Which lens makes things look closer?
  A concave lens makes objects look smaller and closer. Concave lenses correct nearsightedness.
• What lenses make you look bigger?
  Telephoto lens compress space, making objects appear larger and closer together than normal

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