parallax, barrel/pincushion distortion, chromatic aberration

[outoffocus]

Aside from making a great shot.. these are all problems to overcome when shooting architectural or product.. of course you can throw a lot of $$ at larger format cameras and beautiful tilt and swivel lenses to solve the problem. For the sake of arguement, lets assume the budget is not infinite.

What are the thoughts on shooting the best shot you can with the gear you own, and then creating the perfect 'corrected' shot using photoshop (and plug-ins like LensDoc)? If you do work it in Photoshop, what other plug-ins or techniques do you use? I have played around with LensDoc. It good at what it says it does.

I have not used TS lenses in the past, but I now have the need. I plan on buying myself the TS-E 24mm f/3.5L for xmas. I suppose that shows what side of the fence I sit on.

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[Jon]

Get it right in the camera, I say. Any form of post-processing for any of these problems will reduce what you have to work with for other adjustments you need to make later.

[GPR1]

I think the TS lens is a good choice. I've rented it, and it's amazing. It's not quite a view camera, but you can solve many problems with it. I'm a big believer in getting the best image you can in the camera, the using post-processing for what is left.

Greg

[photogenic]

I have a Canon A 95. While the image clarity is pretty good, I am troubled by the parallax and barrel distortions. This appears to be a common problem with compact cameras in general. Is TS lens the solution? What exactly is the TS lens? Can it be mounted on A 95? Anybody tried PTLens plug-in for Adobe?

[cmM]

the 24mm TS-E lens is a favorite among architecture photographers it seems.

As for photoshop work, I only used a filter to reduce chromatic aberations maybe once or twice, I can't even find it anymore. I'll dig it up for you, I gotta have it somewhere.