Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/02

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Subject: Re: [Leica] leica zoom lenses/distortion
From: "Dan States" <dstate1@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 02 Dec 2000 16:59:25 -0000

It hardly effects the photo at all unless you get the edge of something 
straight along the edge of the frame.  Sometimes it is nice to have my 
straight walls..uh, straight.  Contrast and flare controll are still way 
more important to getting a good print and in these this lens excells.


Dan


>Dan States wrote:
>
> > >>>>>>I use the 35-70 F4.0 regularly and love it.  It is very good even 
>at f4.5 and
> > amazing from there down.  It exhibets amazingly high accutance, contrast 
>and flare
> > control.
> >
> > My only complaint would be a bit of pincusion distortion at the 60-70 
>range,<<<<<<<
>
>Dan & Guys,
>Honest,  I'm not trying to be factious or a smart ass,  but what is "pin 
>cushion
>distortion" and how do you recognize it when shooting a building burning 
>down? Hell,  I
>don't even know what it is to start with let alone where and how it might 
>effect my
>pictures. Nor what to look for.
>
>I mean in reality,  I may have a bummer of a lens and not even know it! 
>Does it effect
>the quality of the content also?
>
>please enlighten! thanks.
>
>ted
>

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