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Re: [OM] Panasonic GM5 -- Suitable for Left-Eyed Users?

Subject: Re: [OM] Panasonic GM5 -- Suitable for Left-Eyed Users?
From: Mike Gordon via olympus <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2016 19:33:33 -0500
Cc: usher99@xxxxxxx
Stretch Moose writes:

<<<<Although there is automagic linear distortion correction with Panny and Oly 
µ4/3 lenses when converted with ACR, Viewer 3 and Silkypix, it is less than 
complete, leaving barrel distortion at the wide end of the 12-32 that's pretty 
easily visible in subjects with straight lines. 

Yes, automagic but not user controllable unlike Canyon files in ACR.    Why is 
that pray tell? 

 Sometimes wish to leave a tad of vignetting or more commonly the geometric 
distortion MORE uncorrected to "correct"  for volume
anamorphosis.   One could also use the "cylindrical" correction in DXO which is 
less complete than a spherical correction that is mimicked by leaving the 
barrel distortion less corrected.  

Even in my Moose at work in marsh shot under-correction of the geometric 
distortion was utilized.   Moose was near the edge of the frame and was 
stretched out more than I found flattering for esteemed list member.  One can 
not tell the marsh is  not corrected at all of course. Yes one can re-torture 
pixels in PS to correct that but better to leave the pixels less disturbed in 
the first place. Thus a preference for DXO for these shots.  Panny does not 
provide stepper motor counts to provide focusing distance unlike Oly which 
does.  Some aberrations are focus distance dependent 
and I am not sure DXO bothers to take this into account for Panny bodies, 
though the focusing distance can be set manually I the application. 


<<<<giving me the coveted 5 lens cap rating.

Yes indeed, well deserved, a super analysis.  Unsurpassed to date and still 5 
lens  cap rating.  Dr. Distortion, long lost 2nd cousin once removed of Dr. 
Diffraction, would have been proud.

http://lists.tako.de/Olympus-OM/2016-09/msg00059.html

I do like the PTL algorithm better as not to stretch out the edges as much.  


Let the user decide, Mike


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