Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/04/11

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: CU Building / Distortion Check
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2013 20:19:53 +0200
References: <3BB22867E6DD423BB8A3C927C08F76DE@jimnichols>

It does look straight, but of cours at 54mm it is not that surprising. It is 
more challenging when it is with a wider lens and there are straight lines 
along the edges.

Cheers,
Nathan

Nathan Wajsman
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YNWA









On Apr 10, 2013, at 9:34 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:

> While walking for exercise at the local airport, I carried the E-1 with 
> original 14-54 lens.  As I walked down the ramp between two rows of new 
> hangars, all with doors closed, I looked up and saw the back side of the 
> Ascend Federal Credit Union headquarters building across the road.  With 
> all of the window framing and structural lines, I concluded this was an 
> ideal time to check for distortion in the images, though, admittedly, at 
> the long end, 54mm.  I pulled up the distortion grid in PSE 11, and found 
> nothing to correct.  The lines were, to my eyes (can't say about Moose's 
> eyes), perfectly square.  Though it has been around a while, I find this 
> lens/camera combination to be a pleasure with which to work.
> 
> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=4312
> 
> Comments and critiques welcomed.
> 
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> 
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