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The 16mm f/2.8 on the X-E2

Started Jan 3, 2022 | Discussions thread
FTOG Senior Member • Posts: 1,359
Re: The 16mm f/2.8 on the X-E2

Jeff Biscuits wrote:

Anyone using this combination? It seems that whilst my X-T2 corrects the lens’s optical distortion (in fact to my eye it over-corrects it just very slightly) the X-E2 doesn’t, and nor did the X-T1 that I previously had. My X-E1 also doesn’t correct it, but I expected that, as I believe (perhaps incorrectly) that the E1 doesn’t have the LMO whereas the E2 does—though perhaps I’ve misunderstood the scope of the LMO.

There seem to be no relevant firmware updates to either the E2 or the lens, so it would appear that there’s no way round this. Obviously, it’s not a big deal for rural shots but it is for urban ones.

You're probably correct in assuming this is due to a lack of firmware support for the earlier generations.

If you're shooting RAW, you might be able to apply a lens correction profile to at least correct lens distortion in your final image. Unfortunately, this won't do anything to the distortion displayed during composition and capture.

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