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<blockquote data-quote="skater" data-source="post: 496404" data-attributes="member: 19158">Sorry - I didn't mention which lens it is because (a) I didn't know off the top of my head, and (b) it's not a Nikon lens, so I figured people probably wouldn't be that familiar with them.&nbsp; The lenses are of the standard zoom range - an M.Zuiko 14-42mm f3.5-5.6 II R (28-84 mm equivalent) and the M.Zuiko ED 40-150mm f4.0-5.6 R (80-300 mm).&nbsp; They aren't fisheyes or lenses designed to intentionally distort the picture.&nbsp; I'm guessing the distortions I'm seeing are with the first lens - she probably didn't use the second lens much.&nbsp; (I wasn't there, so I have to rely on stories and EXIF data.)Unfortunately I didn't get pictures posted last night like I'd hoped, but for example she took some pictures of Seattle from a boat, and the shoreline clearly curves upwards from the center of the picture, and the Space Needle appears to be leaning toward the rest of Seattle.&nbsp; It almost does look like a mild fisheye.&nbsp; When I post the picture we can check the focal length she used, but I'm assuming it's closer to 14mm than to 42mm.&nbsp; But, since I know most people here probably aren't Olympus experts, I was trying to ask a more general question - is this something common to the 4-3rds format, perhaps a limitation of the smaller lenses?&nbsp; Or is it likely specific to that lens model?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="skater, post: 496404, member: 19158"] Sorry - I didn't mention which lens it is because (a) I didn't know off the top of my head, and (b) it's not a Nikon lens, so I figured people probably wouldn't be that familiar with them. The lenses are of the standard zoom range - an M.Zuiko 14-42mm f3.5-5.6 II R (28-84 mm equivalent) and the M.Zuiko ED 40-150mm f4.0-5.6 R (80-300 mm). They aren't fisheyes or lenses designed to intentionally distort the picture. I'm guessing the distortions I'm seeing are with the first lens - she probably didn't use the second lens much. (I wasn't there, so I have to rely on stories and EXIF data.) Unfortunately I didn't get pictures posted last night like I'd hoped, but for example she took some pictures of Seattle from a boat, and the shoreline clearly curves upwards from the center of the picture, and the Space Needle appears to be leaning toward the rest of Seattle. It almost does look like a mild fisheye. When I post the picture we can check the focal length she used, but I'm assuming it's closer to 14mm than to 42mm. But, since I know most people here probably aren't Olympus experts, I was trying to ask a more general question - is this something common to the 4-3rds format, perhaps a limitation of the smaller lenses? Or is it likely specific to that lens model? [/QUOTE]

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