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How to correct wide angle distorsion

 
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Dec 26, 2006 07:11 |  #1

I haven't found a method of correcting severe distorsion resulting from using a wide angle lens at an angle, f.ex. when I am shooting a building and pointing the camera upwards. PTLens can correct the distorsion when I shoot an object with the lens paralell to the ground, but not the severe distorsion I get when I point the camera upwards. Can you help me?


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Dec 26, 2006 08:47 |  #2

I think what you are referring to is 'keystoning'. In photoshop it's fairly easy to correct by using 'transform'.


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Dec 26, 2006 08:53 |  #3

Rene's right on that go to edit, transform,perspective. also make sure your layer if only one is unlocked.
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Dec 26, 2006 09:09 as a reply to  @ PuR HART's post |  #4

Thank you guys. You are as always a big help.


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Dec 26, 2006 16:55 |  #5

Another way to fix this is with a built in filter to Photoshop... filters/distort/len correction. You can fix horizontal and vertical perspective distortion and any combination of both at the same time... AND you can fix barrel or pincushion distortion. Keep in mind though, as with any editing you do in JPEG mode, you risk destroying pixel data so your results (while probably quite acceptable) will never be optimal... with either method. The best way to correctly capture images of subjects while pointing up is with a T/S lens if you want true perspective.

Here's an example of a lens distortion adjustment that I made with the lens correction filter. You can see how extreme the problem was and the results yielded.


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Dec 26, 2006 20:45 |  #6

great tips!


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Dec 26, 2006 21:45 |  #7

blah thats the one i ws thinking about also could not remeber were she was


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Dec 26, 2006 21:45 |  #8

blah thats the one i ws thinking about also could not remeber were she was


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