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phase one + 28mm, distortion?

strok

Member
Hi, I never owned a medium body and looking into moving from FF/35mm to medium format.
The 28mm lens on Phase one body = 17mm on 35mm body.
My question:
Does the 28mm has a distortion of 17mm(35mm body) or distortion of 28mm(35mm body)?

Regards,
Evgueni
 

shlomi

Member
There is some inevitable distortion.
You can see the distortion lines clearly in the structure lines in the photo - shooting against the lines will make the image look very distorted.

Sharpness however is much better than any 35mm 17mm I know.
 

dougpeterson

Workshop Member
Be careful not to interchange "distortion" two casual usages:
- the relative size of objects near and far away from the lens
- parallel lines being bent outwards

The former is a combination of focal length and sensor size and the later is an optical-design issue.

Concerning parallel lines being bent outwards the 28mm D, when using Capture One's built in lens corrections has effectively zero distortion.

Concerning the feeling that foreground objects are disproportionally larger than background objects the distortion is the same as the 17mm when using a full frame dSLR.

There are other subtle differences though regarding the feel of certain lenses on different formats. The draw of out of focus areas, the steepness of sharpness fall off, micro-contrast, edge detail, and color can all have significant impacts on how a wide angle feels. Handling differences, aspect ratio, and ergonomics also often change the way you handle composition, framing, and lens choice thus further creating a difference (neither universally better or worse) in the effect your asking about between different sensor sizes.

In particular composing for a 4x3 frame rather than a 3x2 frame can significantly effect your lens choice for some kinds of subjects (notably small rooms and tall buildings).

Best way forward is always your own hands-on testing with subject matter and shooting styles typical to your needs/desires.

Doug Peterson (e-mail Me)
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Hauxon

Member
Have there been any formal tests of the lens? Any barrel, pincushion, mustache distortion? ...rather useful info if you plan spending $5000 on a lens. How does compare to the other ultra-wide solutions for medium-format?

We need a crazy person to do some serious measurebationing for us! :D
 

Guy Mancuso

Administrator, Instructor
Some pin cushion but easy to correct with lens correction in C1. Have done a lot of interiors with it to perfection. Actually a really great lens. Wish I still had mine but needed something else.
 

Don Libby

Well-known member
I agree w/Bill - great lens; I got some great images using it and would still have it if I hadn't gone the tech camera route.
 

Guy Mancuso

Administrator, Instructor
BTW there is no corrections going on here except for the slight pincushion. All my lines are straight.
 

Hauxon

Member
Lines look straight to me. It will be interesting to compare to the Pentax 25mm lens when it comes out.
 
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