Is there really good distortion correction software?

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oklaphotog
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Re: Is there really good distortion correction software?
In reply to MikeFromMesa, 5 months ago

MikeFromMesa wrote:

What is a good application to adjust for the lens distortion of UWA lenses?

I have LR4 but sometimes I find that that neither the auto nor manual distortion correction functionality is enough to correct the distortion from some of my UWA lenses and there is no functionality to force lines to be straight or parallel in LR4.

I have PhotoNinja and I can force lines to be straight but I cannot force them to be parallel.

I tried PTLens but found that it does not have any functionality better than LR4 for correcting distortion.

I have CS5 and the Transform functionality will let me do anything I want to photos, but there is no way to force lines straight or parallel (or I missed it).

What is the best software out there (at a reasonable price - I am not a professional photographer) for addressing UWA lens distortion?

Thanks.

Have you tried Photoshop's lens correction tool? It corrects my architecture stuff from the 17-40L pretty decently. Having the grid overlay really helps. My lens doesn't have much mustache distortion though. I don't think it would work all that well if the lens you are using has this characteristic.

The more straight you get it at capture time the easier things are to correct.


Edited 5 months ago by oklaphotog
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