On 26 Feb 2004 at 15:31, Bruce Dayton wrote:

> Hello edwin,
> 
> The issue with distortion and group portraits has nothing to do with
> barrel or pincushion distortion.

Barrel and pincushion distortion are optical anomalies whereas perspective 
distortion (wide angle effect) is a perceived distortion. If a print of a wide 
angle shot is viewed up close enough the scene will appear undistorted.


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