Re: Zeiss "Batis" AF lens line to be released for F...
Yes, some do, though it doesn\'t appear to be widespread. However, most of the ones that do are zooms, and even there it\'s generally not correcting massive amounts of distortion. For instance, the Fuji 16-55/2.8 has software corrected barrel distortion at the wide end, but even uncorrected, it\'s better than the FE 28, despite being a zoom lens. That distortion is really only present between 16 and 18mm too. The primes are all very well corrected. Almost bizarrely so.
One thing to note is that Fuji bakes the distortion correction into the RAW file itself, so if you use LR or C1, you\'ll never see the uncorrected distortion, which is nice from a workflow standpoint, though annoying if you want to change it. However, Photo Ninja doesn\'t see that correction data, so I open the files in PN when evaluating distortion on Fuji lenses (and m4/3 lenses).
It\'s just a trend I\'ve noticed...some E-mount lenses are plenty corrected optically, but a lot have pretty severe distortions. The Sony 18-105/4 is by far the worst offender, and the FE 28/2 is a great lens with massive barrel distortion, which ultimately affects corrected corner resolution due to the stretching. Now the Batis 85 has pretty strong pincushion. It\'s not a dealbreaker, but it is something that isn\'t just distortion on its own, as it ultimately affects sharpness of the final image as well. (I\'m still interested in the Batis 85, BTW).
It\'s just a trend that\'s happening with these lenses, and it\'s something I wish they would focus on a bit more due to how it affects other imaging characteristics.
Jun 17, 2015 at 07:23 AM
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