Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/09/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Nathan I think I'll buy it when I've tried - BTW do you know - or could you check on yours - if the D-Vario-Elmarit is supported? Should be , but just in case. TIA Phx Nathan Wajsman wrote: > Hi Philippe, > > Just go here: > http://epaperpress.com/ptlens/ > > The trial version is fully functional but limited to 10 images. Once > you are ready to buy, you just go back, cough up the $15 and get a > license number. > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.nathanfoto.com > > Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > > > On Sep 7, 2008, at 9:19 PM, Philippe AMARD wrote: > >> Thanks for the tip Nathan. >> Can we download this from the net? >> Looks like something I'll be using a lot. >> Thanks again. >> Philippe >> >> Nathan Wajsman wrote: >> >>> While I generally like to keep things simple (I do everything in >>> Lightroom, I do not mess around with other RAW converters, I keep >>> my manipulation to the minimum etc.), I must admit to having made >>> an exception this weekend by acquiring PT Lens for the princely >>> sum of $15 (which gives you an unlimited license to use it on all >>> your computers, whether Mac or Windows or both). I bought it for a >>> very specific reason: as much as I like the super-light >>> combination of my E420 and 25mm pancake, the lens does suffer from >>> noticeable barrel distortion, clearly visible in for example >>> seascapes or images with vertical lines close to the edges of the >>> frame. I have resisted PT Lens until now because it would have >>> required me to treat the images involved in a separate, stand- >>> alone application. But as of Lightroom 2, PT Lens can be opened >>> from within Lightroom, just like Photoshop, making the whole >>> experience completely painless. I have not played with any of its >>> settings, so the process is literally two steps: (1) in Lightroom, >>> I select "Edit in PT Lens", the image opens in PT Lens, and I just >>> click OK to return to Lightroom with the now corrected image. >>> Works like a charm. I have posted some examples on my site: >>> >>> http://www.greatpix.eu/ >>> (click on PT Lens demonstration under Featured Galleries to see 6 >>> pairs of before/after images) >>> >>> Those who have followed my posting know that I have a digital code >>> of conduct, which this violates. It does not mean that I am now on >>> some slippery slope which will lead me to the horrors of overdone >>> HDR, "artistic" Photoshop filters and the like. But PT Lens is a >>> really neat application which for me removes the only thing I >>> disliked about one of my favourite lenses. Highly recommended. >>> >>> Nathan >>> >>> Nathan Wajsman >>> Alicante, Spain >>> http://www.frozenlight.eu >>> http://www.greatpix.eu >>> http://www.nathanfoto.com >>> >>> Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 >>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >>> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >