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Monkeying Around with Lens Calibration

Posted on 2013/02/09 by Dmitri Popov

I spent the best part of a day trying to create a lens profile for my trusty Canon PowerShot S90. In theory, it should be a rather straightforward thing to do. The Creating lens distortion models with Hugin’s lens calibrator…

Correct Lens Distortion in GIMP with GimpLensfun

Posted on 2013/01/29 by Dmitri Popov

While GIMP offers a wide range of tools for working with photos, it lacks one feature that is essential for serious photographers: the ability to automatically fix lens distortion. Fortunately, the GimpLensfun plugin fills the void quite nicely. Continue to…

Correct Lens Distortion with digiKam

Posted on 2010/08/30 by Dmitri Popov

Lens distortion is a fact of life. You can mitigate this problem, but you can’t avoid it completely (unless you are willing to invest in seriously expensive professional-grade lenses, that is). Fortunately, digiKam provides a set of tools that can…