August 2009: Integrated Software Distortion Correction Reduces Lens Complexity
Seth:
In any case one should be able to allow or disallow the correction. Distortion has it's place/use in photography.
admin:
Quote from: Seth on August 04, 2009, 02:55:09 AM
In any case one should be able to allow or disallow the correction. Distortion has it's place/use in photography.
Not in this case! You should not be allowed to turn off the correction because it is part of the lens. When you buy an expensive lens that controls barrel distortion, should you be allowed to take the lens apart and remove the optical elements that correct the wide angle distortion? It's no different here: the distortion correction is part of the lens operating characteristics and should never be disabled.
Mike
Seth:
Mike-
That would assume one would NEVER want the optical distortion. It is a usable tool just as flare is--at times.
admin:
Quote from: Seth on August 04, 2009, 04:47:00 PM
Mike-
That would assume one would NEVER want the optical distortion. It is a usable tool just as flare is--at times.
Then you can add it later! You're not getting my point: digital distortion correction is included as proper operation of the lens. You wouldn't disable it just as you wouldn't take apart a $2000 lens and remove the lens elements that fix barrel distortion.
Mike
Seth:
Quote from: Mike Chaney on August 04, 2009, 05:04:22 PM
...Then you can add it later!....
Not in the world of photojournalism. You'd get fired. It's no longer a photograph--it's a rendering.
I'll leave it alone, though. It's not a pro camera, so not an issue.
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