I don't think there could be an "automatic" transform. Because the degree of distortion varies in respect to other factors. Maybe someday. not now. Paul On Mar 11, 2007, at 11:54 PM, Markus Maurer wrote:
> Hi Paul > that's what I did with transformations. > I hoped there would be semi automatic way with a filter or program that > "knows" the Pentax lens distortions. > The lens filter in Photoshop CS2 seems capable, I will try that the > next > time. The Kit lens distorts quite a bit at the wide end. > greetings > Markus > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > Paul Stenquist > Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 4:33 AM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: PESO: K10D and 18-55mm Kit lens - fishermen's paradise > > > To correct perspective in Photoshop, go to the layers box and double > click on background. Give it a name. Then go to edit and choose > transform/perspective. Grab the handles on the corners of the pic with > your mouse and alter the perspective. Hit return(enter) and save. > Paul > On Mar 11, 2007, at 10:06 PM, Markus Maurer wrote: > >> I met a fishermen yesterday at the nearby alotment and he has rabbits >> and >> chicken and has build his small little "wooden paradise" stuffed full >> with >> strange things. >> There are sterlings breeding in his garden in bird-houses and he told >> me >> that I should be able to take some photos very early in the morning >> and late >> in the evening quite easily. >> >> He asked me to take a photo of the inside of his small "paradise" and >> I used >> the Kit lens at 18mm with the Metz 32MZ-3 on a Metz 372 Pentax module >> for >> that photo. >> The Metz is a lot harder to handle in auto mode than the Pentax AF280T >> on >> the K10D and I had to make several shots to find the correct aperture >> against heavy overexposure by setting the flash at F4/F8 and the >> camera at >> F11-F16 outside. Inside his room it was so dark that I had to set the >> camera >> to F4 1/30 ISO400. >> >> What do you use to correct the distortion of wide angles, manual >> Photoshop >> transformation or the aperture correction filter or anything else? I >> cropped >> most of the (quite) distorted part of that photo away and used >> transformation then. Is there anything better that knows the Pentax >> characteristics lenses already? >> >> http://www.mypage.bluewin.ch/solicom/fishermen.jpg >> >> greetings >> Markus >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
