Posted by Jacques E. Bouchard on 11/14/07 21:51

"Jacques E. Bouchard" <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote in
news:Xns99E8A828CA44Ejebouchard451yahooca@204.153.245.131:

> I have the opportunity to get my hands on Canon's 3x wide zoom lens,
but
> I'd like to find out more about image distortion to know whether it's
> eomething I can use right now - especially since I already have a wide
> adapter. It has a focal length of 3.4-10.2mm.
>
> http://www.pictureline.com/products/1979/Canon_3X_Wide_Zoom__XL1s/
>
> Any recommendations for/against? Any pictures that would show the
> distortion? I know nbarreling is pretty much unavoidable with wide-
angle
> lenses, but I just don't want it to be too blatant.

ADDENDUM: I found a review on the XL1 watchdog website, with pictures.

http://dvinfo.net/canon/articles/article38.php

I like the low distortion. Still, I'd appreciate the input from others
who've used it, both for and against.


jaybee

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