The type of distortion you mentioned - buildings near the corners leaning
in - is apparent with all wide angles. The wider the angle the more
pronounced the distortion.
There are specialist lenses called shift lenses which can overcome this.
There are two zuiko Shift lenses, the 35mm f2.8 and the 24mm f3.5
The latter is very expensive, the former is just expensive.
If you keep the vertical lines of buildings near the middle of the frame,
with respect to the top and bottom of the frame, you can minimize the
distortion. However, if your intended composition calls for the
verticals to be closer to the top, bottom or corners, then the only thing
you can do is use a shift lens or just live with the distortion.
Giles
P Bernad wrote:
> I would like to ask you which is the best option for a wide angle lens. I
> own a zuiko 28mm 2.8 and quite like it. However I find that distorsion is
> quite evident in corners. I would like to ask for advice for a telephoto
> zoom lens. is the 100-200 OK?
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