Hi george
Maybe these distortions, barrel & pincushion, will be a lot less
important if you can edit the photo in a computer...
Tom
On 28 Jan 00, at 23:25, george spoke about
*Re: [OM] wide angles..* saying
> Joseph wrote:
> >
> > I think if you sell your 35/2 and buy a 35-80, the day will come
> > that you will regret the decision.
> >
> > Joseph
> >
>
> What you will regret is that you didn't do it sooner. The 35-80 is a
> pro-grade lens, producing B+ to A grades almost exclusively. The same
> can't be said of the 35/2. The zoom is as good or better wide open
> than the prime is at F/4, so you actually gain a stop! The 35-80 has
> no coma at F/2.8. The 35/2 has plenty at 2 and 2.8 and still some
> left at F/4. With the zoom, you get, in addition to 35mm, 36mm thru
> 80mm, a bit more versatility. You will find plenty of compositions
> where the zoom will allow you to crop in the camera, rather than in
> the darkroom, thus using the full range of the film. Therefore, an
> enlargement will be less magnification and thus a gain in print detail
> will be realized.
>
> Now for the downside: it is heavier, it costs more and it has one
> unfortunate problem, pronounced barrel distortion around 35mm. I have
> seen it in one slide and it is a problem. The prime has some barrel
> too. Of course, this is a problem only with obvious straight lines
> near the edge of the frame. In my case, an ocean horizon. Perhaps
> I'll scan ... wait, I've already scanned the slide. I'll put it up
> sometime over the weekend.
>
> george
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