[Leica] IMG: Threatening Weather

[Jim Nichols]

Hi Ted,

This image doesn't have the long, straight lines that really illuminate 
the problem.  I will see if I can find a better illustration.  Folks who 
use Adobe software get the correction automatically when they convert 
the RAW image.  I use Picture Window Pro, which does not apply the 
correction automatically, so I apply a correction supplied by PTLens.  
But, it appears that, in order to keep the price down, Fuji limited the 
optical corrections and relied on Firmware to cleanup the distortion.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 8/10/2016 11:10 AM, Ted Grant wrote:
> Hi Jim,
> If you still have an un-corrected version? Would you please send it along so
> we can see the distortion compared to a corrected version?
> Thank you most kindly.
> cheers,
> ted
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
> Jim Nichols
> Sent: August-10-16 9:03 AM
> To: LUG at Leica-Users.org; Olympus Camera Discussion
> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Threatening Weather
>
> The weather locally has been hot and unsettled, with thunderstorms, both
> heavy and light, showing up almost every day. The Fujinon 35/2.0
> captures it nicely, but the distortion of this lens must be corrected in
> order to get the preferred straight lines.  Comparisons by others have
> shown that this lens has approximately three times the distortion of the
> 35/1.4 lens, when left uncorrected.
>
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Threatening+Weather.tif.html
>
> Best viewed LARGE.
>
> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.
>