Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/09/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for the tip Nathan. Can we download this from the net? Looks like something I'll be using a lot. Thanks again. Philippe Nathan Wajsman wrote: > While I generally like to keep things simple (I do everything in > Lightroom, I do not mess around with other RAW converters, I keep my > manipulation to the minimum etc.), I must admit to having made an > exception this weekend by acquiring PT Lens for the princely sum of > $15 (which gives you an unlimited license to use it on all your > computers, whether Mac or Windows or both). I bought it for a very > specific reason: as much as I like the super-light combination of my > E420 and 25mm pancake, the lens does suffer from noticeable barrel > distortion, clearly visible in for example seascapes or images with > vertical lines close to the edges of the frame. I have resisted PT > Lens until now because it would have required me to treat the images > involved in a separate, stand-alone application. But as of Lightroom > 2, PT Lens can be opened from within Lightroom, just like Photoshop, > making the whole experience completely painless. I have not played > with any of its settings, so the process is literally two steps: (1) > in Lightroom, I select "Edit in PT Lens", the image opens in PT Lens, > and I just click OK to return to Lightroom with the now corrected > image. Works like a charm. I have posted some examples on my site: > > http://www.greatpix.eu/ > (click on PT Lens demonstration under Featured Galleries to see 6 > pairs of before/after images) > > Those who have followed my posting know that I have a digital code of > conduct, which this violates. It does not mean that I am now on some > slippery slope which will lead me to the horrors of overdone HDR, > "artistic" Photoshop filters and the like. But PT Lens is a really > neat application which for me removes the only thing I disliked about > one of my favourite lenses. Highly recommended. > > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.nathanfoto.com > > Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >