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Re: [OM] Yet another 24 Shift on e*ay

Subject: Re: [OM] Yet another 24 Shift on e*ay
From: Tom@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2001 21:13:45 -0500
On Monday, December 10, 2001 at 20:32, Bob Whitmire 
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wrote re "Re: [OM] Yet another 24 Shift on e*" saying:

> > Also interesting to note that KEH has got *three* of them, of varying
> > quality (LN-, E+, E) and they all indicate price reductions....
> 
> Question: Does the ability of software such as Photoshop and Picture Window
> Pro to correct perspective explain why more shift lenses are showing up on
> the market? And when software claims the ability to correct said
> perspective, is it talking out its, ah, hat, or does it work? Limitations?
> The uninitiated would like to know.

Oh, it works. You can even convert fisheye to rectilinear (tho not the full 
180 degrees....:-) ) Or vice versa. Of course, a pixel is a pixel, and when 
you stretch any part of a photo, you lose info.

Tom
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