> I think what youre reffering to is PERSPECTIVE distortion which > even a "perfect" lens would exhibit. It's not geometric distortion > in that area. I think where the geometric distortion will show up > more is if I shoot straight lines near the edges of the frame. > Maybe next time....
My thoughts, exactly... If I don't want to see such perspective distortion in a photo, I would have to shoot with, say, a 50mm (or longer) lens. Fred