Wide angle software correction...
Nov 4, 2014 21:18:23 #
The guardian
Loc: Fort Worth, TX
Hey guys! I just purchased a Nikon 10-24mm wide angle lens for my D7100. Any suggestions on what photoshop program I should acquire to correct any unintended distortions on my raw photos?
Nov 4, 2014 21:23:27 #
Hey, I just purchased and received the exact same lens!
I've taken some initial test shots, and found that Lightroom's lens correction feature does a nice job with distortion.
I've taken some initial test shots, and found that Lightroom's lens correction feature does a nice job with distortion.
Nov 4, 2014 21:57:05 #
The guardian
Loc: Fort Worth, TX
How do I list my camera and lenses under my name like you have done?
Nov 4, 2014 21:57:06 #
If the lens correction in Lightroom doesn't completely take care of it, there is a great auto level tool in Lightroom that will straighten out sides of buildings and other objects prone to distortion with the press of one button. Pretty cool stuff...
Nov 4, 2014 22:29:13 #
The guardian wrote:
How do I list my camera and lenses under my name like you have done?
Hey! There's one I can answer!
Go to the top of the page and click on "My Profile".
Scroll down to "Signature" and add whatever you want.
Nov 4, 2014 23:59:08 #
DxO Optics is absolutely superb at geometric corrections such as keystoning when a wide angle lens is pointed up or down. Tall buildings are the worst and Dx0 will straighten them up perfectly. Photoshop CC has some geometric straightening feature too I believe.
Nov 5, 2014 04:07:44 #
DavidPine
Loc: Fredericksburg, TX
DXO 10 is fantastic.
The guardian wrote:
Hey guys! I just purchased a Nikon 10-24mm wide angle lens for my D7100. Any suggestions on what photoshop program I should acquire to correct any unintended distortions on my raw photos?
Nov 5, 2014 08:19:34 #
Just Fred wrote:
Hey, I just purchased and received the exact same lens!
I've taken some initial test shots, and found that Lightroom's lens correction feature does a nice job with distortion.
I've taken some initial test shots, and found that Lightroom's lens correction feature does a nice job with distortion.
:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
Nov 5, 2014 09:55:13 #
Look at DxO ViewPoint 2 - limited use program designed for exactly what you are looking to do.
Nov 5, 2014 10:23:30 #
Leitz
Loc: Solms
The guardian wrote:
Hey guys! I just purchased a Nikon 10-24mm wide angle lens for my D7100. Any suggestions on what photoshop program I should acquire to correct any unintended distortions on my raw photos?
Proper use of the soft tissue behind the viewfinder will prevent unintended distortions.
Nov 5, 2014 10:50:17 #
Leitz wrote:
Proper use of the soft tissue behind the viewfinder will prevent unintended distortions.
If you're referring to the eyeball, I don't understand.
Nov 5, 2014 11:32:53 #
Leitz
Loc: Solms
OddJobber wrote:
If you're referring to the eyeball, I don't understand.
Yes, the eyeball plus the soft tissue behind it as well.
Nov 5, 2014 15:36:58 #
Leitz wrote:
Yes, the eyeball plus the soft tissue behind it as well.
Well, after the eyeball and the soft tissue behind it recover from the sticker shock of a wide-angle lens that doesn't show some distortion, we have to face reality and use less expensive lenses that mere mortals can afford. Alas, they do exhibit some distortion at times, and thus we are faced with having to correct for it. Capice?
Nov 6, 2014 13:45:34 #
The guardian wrote:
Hey guys! I just purchased a Nikon 10-24mm wide angle lens for my D7100. Any suggestions on what photoshop program I should acquire to correct any unintended distortions on my raw photos?
DxO Optics Pro is a stand alone software for that purpose. My version is 8 but they have probably updated it since then.
If you truly mean Photoshop, the Adobe program, and aren't using the photoshop word generically, you can set up a camera and lens "profile" in ACR to correct for your combination.
Nov 8, 2014 06:19:30 #
The guardian wrote:
Hey guys! I just purchased a Nikon 10-24mm wide angle lens for my D7100. Any suggestions on what photoshop program I should acquire to correct any unintended distortions on my raw photos?
You are probably referring to keystoning, which is not distortion. Lighrroom, PHotoshop, DXO, etc etc etc have some means of warping the image to minimize keystoning. They also use lens profiles to correct pincushion, barrel and complex distortion.
The major caveat when you use perspective warping to eliminate the effect of tilting your lens up or to one side is that the process involves stretching (requiring interpolation - or put another way, asking the software to fill in the blanks for the expanded part of the image), and cropping - you will lose up to half of your image to cropping when you use keystoning corrections.
Better to keep the camera level in the first place and avoid the negative impact to the image or just accept that the result will be a compromise at best.
That being said, the easiest tool to use is DXO Viewpoint, which you can purchase as a standalone application or as part of DXO Optics Pro 10.
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