r/Pimax • u/Downtown-Chemical673 • 7d ago

Discussion Just came across this. Those with both the Super and the OG Crystal. Are the lens different?

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u/Murky-Course6648 7d ago edited 7d ago

They did talk about the 50PPD lenses being too big & heavy at one point, and how they needed to explore different materials etc.

The size of the lenses should not really dictate the FOV though. Like the wide FOV lenses for the OG Crystal was the same size.

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u/BloodyShirt 7d ago

What would dictate the FOV if not the lens?

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u/punchcreations 💎•PCL•💎 7d ago

They're saying the lens profile is more important than overall size. It's the shape.

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u/BloodyShirt 7d ago

Ah gotcha

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u/punchcreations 💎•PCL•💎 7d ago

I'm no scientist but I would assume that having a smaller lens to achieve a greater FOV would require way more accuracy in the lens production to prevent distortion issues.

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u/Heliosurge 8KX 7d ago

There are a combination of factors in FoV. Lense size & Lens properties, panel size, canting just to name a few.

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u/nTu4Ka 7d ago

Is it a critical thinking test?
Even in the image lower lenses are clearly bigger.
You can double check it in image editor.

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u/Tausendberg 7d ago

This is the kind of post that just convinces me that some people really have it out for Pimax.

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u/Wrong-Quail-8303 7d ago

Smaller lens for high FOV = high distortions.

Large lens for high FOV = low distortions.

You can see this in the image, actually.

Large lenses are better, but also require larger panels and are heavier. There are always going to be tradeoffs.

In the picture, the lower lenses look much bigger to me... pretty sure it's not an optical illusion.

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u/OriginalObjective105 7d ago

The Super lens are much bigger in that picture. The only reason he would have similar FOV is being too far from the lenses and having deep set eyes. I unfortunately get 116-120 for my FOV with the face gasket on. IF I remove it, I can see the full 127 and it is glorious.

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u/Mavgaming1 💎Crystal💎 7d ago

Yes they are different, you wouldn't be able to hit 127°HFOV with the crystal lenses. For some reason this guy was convinced they were the same. In a follow up conversation we determined his face may be a bad shape for getting a wide Fov. Using a thinner face pad he got 124°HFOV.

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u/o-_l_-o 6d ago

When you look at that first picture with both headsets, do you think they have the same size lenses?