gurtch
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Registered: Sep 10, 2002
Location: United States
Posts: 557
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Review Date: Mar 31, 2003
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 6
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Pros:
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Light weight, low cost, good sharpness
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Cons:
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Barrel Distortion
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The lens is sharp enough to make high quality 13"x19's from scanned negatives. My big complaint is the barrel distortion. This is especially noticeable in vertical seascape shots where the horizon is about 1/3 the way down the frame. The distortion is so bad, the horizon is curved, making the shots unusable. Horizontal shots without straight lines, (such as landscapes, etc), are fine for this lens. An example of a picture made with this lens can be seen on my web site: www.modernpictorials.com. Go to the "LBI Color" page, and see image #S132A. I just ordered the 17~40 f4.0 L lens, and hope the barrel distortion is less.
Dave Gurtcheff
Westmont, NJ
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