Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Roger, I do not believe it is lens distortion. The horizon is actually straighter than it first appears (try putting a ruler against it). It appears curved because there is less light at the edges, especially on the left side of the picture. Nathan Roger Beamon wrote: > you LHSA types out there check Brian Bower's article in the > current VIEWFINDER Volume 32, number 2 and tell me > something. Is the lower picture on Pg. 18 showing the curvature > of the earth that is apparent with a very wide lens from such a > wide vantage point or is it a bit of expected barrel distortion from > such a lens, OR, a combination of both? > > I guess my question is, how rectilinear is rectilinear? My guess is > that the lens in that shot was set up pretty plumb. > > -- > Roger > mailto:roger@beamon.org > > There are wonderful photographs everywhere, > all of the time, The difficulty is in seeing them. > -- Dale Brown, N6QOL - -- Nathan Wajsman Overijse, Belgium General photo page: http://members.tripod.com/belgiangator Belgium photo page: http://members.xoom.com/wajsman