[Leica] Super-Wide suggestions

[drodgers at casefarms.com (David Rodgers)]

Henning 

I spent many hours playing around with Panotools. I finally decided that
I didn't have enough time to devote to really learning it inside and
out. 

Dave R

-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+drodgers=casefarms.com at leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+drodgers=casefarms.com at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
Henning Wulff
Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 1:41 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] Super-Wide suggestions

>>  Thanks Frank. That's one option I'm considering. The cons, though,
are
>>  it's a little pricey. Plus, I don't recall it being a special lens.
At
>>  least it wasn't on film. I had one for a short time long ago but I
sold
>>  it. If it was a great lens I wouldn't mind paying that. But if it
were a
>>  great lens, I never would have sold mine. :-) I'm leaning toward the
>>  20/2.8 D if I go the Nikkor route. But I haven't ruled out the 18
>>  entirely.
>>
>>  Dave R
>
>
>My friend saw a used one behind the used counter at B&H. A used 18.
>Getting one would depend on if there was one in front of you or not as
they
>are not that common. If I had the money and one was in my hand I'd
probably
>get it. I will sooner or later anyway.
>
>
>Mark William Rabiner


The 18's of Nikon have some of the nastiest distortion (moustache 
type) of any common wideangles. You need something like Panotools to 
correct it; PS alone won't do it. The strange thing is that both the 
20/2.8 and 15/3.5 Nikkors are quite good with respect to distortion.

If you never shoot anything with straight lines they're OK, but 
otherwise I'd stay away from them. Most zooms in that range are also 
a lot better.

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