16mm users...distortion? Hey guys, I’m on the fence whether or not to buy the 16 mm lens… Can someon

[TheDJIFanboy]

Hey guys, I’m on the fence whether or not to buy the 16 mm lens… Can someone who uses this lens frequently let me know ASAP whether or not there is a lot of horizon distortion/barrel distortion?

Would greatly appreciate an ASAP response. Job pending.

And apologies for the ridiculous thread titling LMAO :/

 

[Paul Nordin]

I'm going to my local camera rental house tomorrow morning with my I7 and 4 lenses and shoot charts to evaluate the camera and lens' performance. I'll let you know to what degree the lens distorts. From a preliminary look, it seems reasonably good.

 

[TheDJIFanboy]

Thank you Mate… Please report back here to this thread and let me know what you think.

 

[Paul Nordin]

Its also good to keep in mind that the 16mm lens is the equivalent of a 24mm full frame lens, which is not crazy wide. I've shot feature films where the 25mm was used 80% of the time.

 

[TheDJIFanboy]

Its also good to keep in mind that the 16mm lens is the equivalent of a 24mm full frame lens, which is not crazy wide. I've shot feature films where the 25mm was used 80% of the time.

Likewise… It’s not the width that I’m concerned about… It really just does come down to the distortion. On a cinema grade 25 mill lens, there is zero… So I just need to be very careful with what I choose… As 90 percent of my work is in film and television.

 

[Advexure]

@Paul Nordin - We are stoked to see your comparisons, this will definitely be helpful to our user base who are contemplating the X7 and many many others. We really appreciate you taking the time and look forward to your findings. Jealous you have the "I7", that must be pretty cool

 

[Paul Nordin]

I've posted a video with my testing results in the following thread...

Gear Report - DJI X7 Tech Evaluation

 

[skyrisaerialphotography]

I have the 16mm and its not a bad lens, very overpriced but I haven't noticed any serious distortion. The dewarp switch is always on.

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