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RE: new Sony E ultra-wide lenses - Rover - 06-02-2022

That is steep. Out of curiosity, how much do the old fashioned fisheye lenses have? 10 or 15%?


RE: new Sony E ultra-wide lenses - Klaus - 06-03-2022

Nah, a typical fisheye has around 50%.


At the end of the day, it's the output quality that counts. You can still have good corners at 10% (corrected). You just won't have great ones.


RE: new Sony E ultra-wide lenses - stoppingdown - 06-06-2022

Also the 10-20mm shows a similar figure for distortion...

https://www.lenstip.com/632.6-Lens_review-Sony_E_PZ_10-20_mm_f_4_G_Distortion_and_field_of_view.html


RE: new Sony E ultra-wide lenses - Rover - 06-08-2022

Just short of 10%. But not reaching that figure. Smile
I guess Klaus will have a lot of fun with these lenses when they inevitably end up in da lab.


RE: new Sony E ultra-wide lenses - wim - 06-08-2022

(06-03-2022, 12:17 PM)Klaus Wrote: Nah, a typical fisheye has around 50%.


At the end of the day, it's the output quality that counts. You can still have good corners at 10% (corrected). You just won't have great ones.

<ROFL>

IMO, it is debatable whether that is really distortion, considering the different projection method used. To me, if a straight line through the optical centre, i.e., perpendicular to the optical axis of a fisheye, through that axis, is straight, it is fine, no distortion if you ask me. Smile In that case it does what it is supposed to do Smile.

Kind regards, Wim


RE: new Sony E ultra-wide lenses - Rover - 06-10-2022

Well, it is distortion, because the image is not rendered in a rectilinear projection as we see it (more or less...) That a small part of the image is not affected by it doesn't change the overall phenomenon, does it?


RE: new Sony E ultra-wide lenses - wim - 06-10-2022

(06-10-2022, 12:25 PM)Rover Wrote: Well, it is distortion, because the image is not rendered in a rectilinear projection as we see it (more or less...) That a small part of the image is not affected by it doesn't change the overall phenomenon, does it?

I would only consider it distortion if it is not intended that way. If it was a rectilinear lens, yes, it would be distortion. Some fisheyes actually do show some distortion, although that tends to be hard to see. In that case it generally is pincushion distortion.

That lines through the optical center are straight is part of the way a fisheye renders, by design Smile.


RE: new Sony E ultra-wide lenses - Klaus - 06-11-2022

I'm slightly wondering why the blogosphere is more excited about the 15mm f/1.4 G. That's a FF 23mm f/2.1. Normally nothing to get overly excited about.
However, the 11mm f/1.8 (aka 17mm f/2.7) for relatively little money seems to be an awesome offering in my book.
And with these specs, it'll even kill the Laowa 9mm f/2.8 in terms of value - easily.


RE: new Sony E ultra-wide lenses - Klaus - 07-06-2022

So 8% distortion for the 11mm in my book.


RE: new Sony E ultra-wide lenses - Rover - 07-06-2022

It's not our fault, it's the times we're livin' in.