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Subject: [Leica] Singing the praises of PT Lens
From: philippe.amard at tele2.fr (Philippe AMARD)
Date: Sun Sep 7 13:58:56 2008
References: <AC5FE83E-F232-4F73-B767-2652B66B2E63@frozenlight.eu> <48C42926.2040609@tele2.fr> <F30948BD-802C-4B5A-9DFB-00C129A69648@frozenlight.eu>

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
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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