Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/09/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]is this perhaps a place lightroom can really make a real power play by supplying the corrections for non-corrected lenses in post processing? ric On Sep 26, 2012, at 1:07 PM, FRANK DERNIE <frank.dernie at btinternet.com> wrote: > The 4/3 lenses, sensibly IMHO, sacrifice easily digitally corrected > parameters for size and sharpness. Since there is no non-digital (ie film) > body on which to mount them this seems a no-brainer to me. > Lenses designed for film never had this option, so will be as good as they > ever will be immediately. > I only shoot raw, and have not noticed a problem with my 20mm f1.7 > Panasonic on my Olympus OM-D as displayed in either Lightroom or Aperture. > I have not used my 14-140 Panasonic on it yet. > I have had super results using a Voigtlander APO 180mm f4 lens on it, but > this is a lens designed for film and is superb anyway. > > > >> ________________________________ >> From: A. Lal <alal at poly.edu> >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Sent: Wednesday, 26 September 2012, 16:22 >> Subject: [Leica] Software correection of abberations on MFT systems >> >> LUgers may recall some months ago I posted to this list a question about >> using non-makers' lenses on the micro four thirds system. Specifically, >> I was interested to know how an Olympus body would handle a Panasonic >> lens and vice versa. >> >> Well the answer, disappointingly, according to the review of the >> Panasonic 12-35/2.8 zoom on photozone is that software corrections do not >> work with non-makers' lenses. While a Panasonic body will correct the >> 12-35 lens' significant distortions and chromatic aberrations, an Olympus >> body will not. This leads to the obvious question of how third party >> lenses will be handled by MFT bodies. Apparently software will be needed >> to correct for optical defects. The 12-35 Panasonic zoom is pretty poor >> in terms of distortion and chromatic aberrations and is very likely >> typical of upper consumer- grade lenses in today's marketplace. Make 'em >> cheap 'n cheerful to keep margins up, correct in software seems to be the >> way forward for the big MFT manufacturers. >> >> The review is here: >> >> http://www.photozone.de/m43/766_pana1235f28 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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