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Re:Why are modern 50mm lenses so damned complicated? by sparsely on Monday May 10, 2021 @01:16PM (#27108365)
Lots of m43 cameras do some of the corrections in software, which does keep lens sizes and prices down.
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Re:Why are modern 50mm lenses so damned complicated? by to11mtm on Monday May 10, 2021 @11:46PM (#27114006)
Not just m43s. Sony/Nikon/Canon, I'd assume the rest of the major brands as well nowadays; most frequently for Pincushion and Barrel distortion.

Such corrections are all but essential for affordable zooms, but I'm still split on the potential for over-use in primes. I'll point to the Sony 16/2.8 E as an example; the use of correction in JPEGs is pretty evident compared to shooting raw, and you can see the correction softening the corners.

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