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Subject: [OM] PTLens bug, was: lightroom vs lightzone vs olymaster vs olystudio vs ps vs capture 1
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:00:21 -0500
But lens profiles are based on the film/sensor form factor.  Therefore, 
the data I supplied for the 24/2.8 is only usable on full frame digital 
or 35mm film.  If you want to use a 24/2.8 on a 4/3 camera someone will 
have to submit a separate test.  Likewise, it could not be used with a 
Canon small sensor DSLR.

I also discovered a bug in PTLens in that the 24/2.8 profile is not 
accessible to you if you declare that you're using an Olympus 35mm film 
image.  All that appears once you've chosen Olympus SLR is DZ lenses 
even though you also say "35mm film".  But if you choose Canon or Pentax 
SLR all the 35mm primes in the database are selectable.  The Olympus 
related bug also continues further in that, having once chosen Olympus 
SLR and 35mm film if you then go back and change the camera to Canon SLR 
PTLens will go catatonic with respect to distortion correction and 
disable all distortion correction selections.  The only way out is to 
exit and restart.  But this latter half of the bug only occurs on the 
standalone version and not on the PS plug-in.  As a practical matter, 
however, you could tell it that the scanned OM film image was really a 
Canon 5D image.  It wouldn't know the difference and would allow access 
to the 24/2.8 profile.  Note that PTLens requires you to disable camera 
and/or model # and/or lens type detection in the EXIF if you're going to 
play games with these paramaters.

I've reported the bug to the author but not heard back yet.

Chuck Norcutt


C.H.Ling wrote:
> Thanks! it is good to know PTLens support the old lenses, the vignetting and 
> CA tools are also interesting, at $15 it seems a good investment.
> 
> C.H.Ling
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
>> I just answered your question by submitting data for the OM mount Tokina
>> RMC 17/3.5 and Zuiko 24/2.8 with test data shot on a 5D.  The data was
>> added to the PTLens database only yesterday.  I would go shoot some more
>> OM mount lenses if it wasn't so cold and snowy.
>>
>> PTLens advises to shoot test images from a distance of 20-50 feet and
>> that the data should be good for about 10 feet or further.  No attempt
>> is made for support of anything closer than that.
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>> C.H.Ling wrote:
>>> PTLens looks interesting but I see some problem for shots at different 
>>> focus
>>> distance, like the Zuiko 18/3.5, it has very slight pincushion distortion
>>> for distance object but high barrel distortion at close distance.
>>> I wonder if PTLens will accept the OM Zuiko wides, since sooner or later 
>>> I
>>> will get a 5D successor for my OM lenses ;-)
> 
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