Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/09/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Philippe, Just go here: http://epaperpress.com/ptlens/ The trial version is fully functional but limited to 10 images. Once you are ready to buy, you just go back, cough up the $15 and get a license number. Cheers, 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 On Sep 7, 2008, at 9:19 PM, Philippe AMARD wrote: > 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 >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information