Camera and lenses for extreme cold weather

[thegrandpoohbah]

Originally Posted by dcclark

Barrel distortion hardly matters in landscapes. In most photos, you'll never notice it. If you have some strong lines which happen to be roughly parallel to one side or the other, you may notice it -- in which case Photoshop and Gimp both correct distortion quite easily.

I guess that's a good point. I do like to take photos of cityscapes whenever I get a chance. I guess I'll just have to learn to use Photoshop properly...

[dcclark]

Originally Posted by thegrandpoohbah

I guess that's a good point. I do like to take photos of cityscapes whenever I get a chance. I guess I'll just have to learn to use Photoshop properly...

I like taking photos of industrial ruins, which tend to have tons of lines. But even in those, you'll only sometimes notice distortion -- it really is only noticeable if the lines run parallel to one side or another (so that you can see the difference between "truly straight" and "almost straight").