Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim, No, I don't see any distortion in the interior shot. Don don.dory@gmail.com On 5/21/06, Jim Hemenway <Jim@hemenway.com> wrote: > > 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 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >