Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Don: I didn't get around to photographing the Air Force chart today, but I did go over to Minuteman NHP and shot this with the Pentax 14mm DA lens: http://www.half-fast.com/IMGP0598.jpg I don't see any barrel distortion, but perhaps I'm not looking for it properly... do you see it? This is the exterior of the building, shot about a month ago with the Pentax DA 10-17mm fisheye: http://www.half-fast.com/04202006-NW-of-Boston/pages/IMGP0469.htm Both of these lenses were made for the Pentax isD line, they vignette on the film cameras. Jim Jim Hemenway wrote: > Hi Don: > > I don't necessarily disagree with you, but I don't see any barrel > distortion there. I DO see that I had the camera tilted a bit to the > right. > > I'll try some shots with 14mm of the Air Force chart, > > http://www.half-fast.com/USAF1951.pdf > > and perhaps a wall of bricks. > > > Jim, "I shot them for the hell of it, not to make a statement about > either" Hemenway > > > Don Dory wrote: > >> Jim, >> Well, the 14mm has more barrel distortion. But 72dpi is not a good >> place to >> be fanatical. >> >> Don >> don.dory@gmail.com >