Perspective Correction: A Cautionary Tale
Once upon a time, a photographer went out in the woods and took a picture using a Canon 24 TS-E lens on an X1D. As it was hand-held, it required a tiny bit perspective correction:
The X1D, being a magic camera, promised him the same image using only a smaller wider lens. So the photographer went back the next day with an XCD 21mm lens :
His camera angle wasn't very elevated, but it was a very wide lens. The photographer thanked the magic camera and went back to his cottage to process the image. But when he corrected the verticals, he received a nasty surprise:
The camera had tricked him! The final crop was unsatisfactory - both from losing the corners and from wasting too much of the image:
The moral of the story: Use an honest shift lens or tech cam if you can! Or, at least, practice more with your wide to guarantee the coverage you want. And don't listen to talking cameras!
The End
Matt