In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 02/18/99 at 03:20 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (nikon-digest) said: >Date: Wed, 17 Feb 1999 18:11:16 -0800 (PST) >From: Nicholas Ragovis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: 28mm Lens Prlbems [v04.n252/28] >Message: 28 >Hey all, I've been shooting around town with my N2020 and a Vivitar 28mm >f2.5 and I've noticed some problems. I took several pictures of buildings >with the camera turned to a vertical position from fairly far away (ie, I >did not have to tilt the camera up very much to get a shot). I noticed >in every picture that buildings on the edge of the picture are titlting >in towards the center, while buildings in the center are straight. Is >this due to the focal length and perspective, or is this sort of >distortion endemic to 28mm lenses? Would buying a Nikon AI prime >eliminate this problem? >Thanks, >Nicholas Ragovis If you realy do not tilt the camera, this is caused by barrel distortion caused by the lens. I am particulary allergic to distortion, and I must say that the prime Nikon 28 mm gives you very little distortion ideed, even less than 35 mm Nikkors. John M.E. Dancke P.O.Box 98 N-4371 EGERSUND - Norway ---------------------------------------------------- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----------------------------------------------------
