Scanning Barrel Distortion?

I’m using the current Lr Classic version 9.3. I just tried to see if the lens had a profile, pushed the sliders without bothering to go to the manual tab. Most profiles I tried did not react to sliders, but the profile for the 14-24 did.

Most zooms have both barrel and pincushion distortions depending on FL settings. Somewhere between the extremes, there is a focal length that eliminates the distortion. Macro lenses on the other hand are usually made to have low distortion, a flat field and low lateral CA and the Sony FE 90mm F2.8 Macro G OSS seems to be a top lens, also according to dxomark.com. Depending on how many negatives you want to convert, it might be worth the premium, although a Lightroom preset that corrects the barrel might do too :wink:

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