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Adobe lens profiles for Camera Raw, Photoshop CS5, Lightroom 3
Posted By: knoxploration, 08-30-2010, 11:31 PM

Photographers using current versions of Adobe software including Camera Raw 6.1 or later, Photoshop CS5, and Photoshop Lightroom 3 all have a useful tool at their disposal, which can correct for geometric distortion (both barrel and pincushion), chromatic aberration, and lens vignetting -- all with a minimum of fuss. The feature relies on lens profiles, which can be created by the user community. (Adobe themselves also provide a modest number of lens profiles.)

The process of creating a lens profile has been designed to be relatively straightforward, and is achieved using a free Lens Profile Creator tool available from Adobe Labs. (Full instructions are available from Adobe in their Lens Profile Creator Calibration Chart Shooting Quick Start Guide, as well as the full Calibration Chart Shooting Guide, and are beyond the scope of this article.)

While the highest-quality corrections are likely to be achieved with a profile created using your specific camera model (and indeed, your specific lens units so as to cancel out sample variations), very acceptable results can be achieved with profiles created by your fellow photographers -- even if the precise camera model differs. Profiles are specific to either Raw or developed (JPEG, etc.) files, since developed files may already have lens corrections applied to them by the camera or other processing software.

And so, the purpose of this article: to help Pentax photographers share their lens profiles, and to summarize the available profiles. Following at the end of this post is a list of known profiles for first-party and third-party lenses on Pentax camera bodies.

If you have created a profile you'd like to share, or know of somebody who has shared a profile that isn't on our list, please either contact me privately to let me know, or simply reply to this article. I'll do my best to keep the first post in the thread updated with links to the latest profiles. (If you could let me know if I have your permission to add the profile directly as an attachment to this post, that'd be helpful. So would any information on how the profile was created -- body, focal lengths, apertures used, focus distances, and whether the profile is for Raw or developed images. If you know of profiles on other sites, please don't upload somebody else's profile here without their permission -- either provide a link to the site, ask them to join and share the profile here themselves, or both.)

Even if a profile already exists, don't feel shy about submitting your own alternative profile. There's a lot of leeway in profile creation, such as for example the number of focal lengths, apertures, etc. that are included in each specific profile. Adobe's software is designed to interpolate (read: guess) how lens characteristics vary between these user-defined sample points, and so profile creation is a balance between the accuracy of the profile, and the work involved in its creation. Lens sample variation also plays a part, and so do personal user tastes. It's possible that many users may find your alternate profile more to their tastes than an already existing one... :-)

(Note: For now, I've not had a moment to ask for permission from anybody to share their profiles as attachments directly in this article, so for the time being this list consists solely of links to other posts where profiles have been shared.)

Without any further ado, following are the profiles themselves:

Pentax lenses
  • smc PENTAX DA 10-17mm F3.5-4.5 ED (IF) Fish-Eye (file type unstated, PENTAX K200D)
    Focal lengths: 3 focal lengths
    Apertures: unstated
    Focus distances: unstated
  • smc PENTAX DA 12-24mm F4.0 ED AL (IF)
  • smc PENTAX DA 14mm F2.8 (Type and camera not stated)
    Focal lengths: 14mm
    Apertures: not stated
    Focus distances: not stated
  • smc PENTAX-DA 15mm F4 ED AL Limited
    Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.3 / Lightroom 3.3
  • smc PENTAX DA 16-45mm F4.0 ED AL (Raw, PENTAX K-7)
    Focal lengths: 3 focal lengths
    Apertures: f5.6
    Focus distances: unstated
  • smc PENTAX DA*16-50mm F2.8 ED AL (IF) SDM
    • Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.3 / Lightroom 3.3
    • Ishpuini's profile (Raw, PENTAX K-7)
      Focal lengths: 16, 20, 28, 35, 50
      Apertures: f/2.8 to f/22 at one stop intervals
      Focus distances: 40cm
    • Amoringello's profile (Type not stated, Pentax K-7)
      Focal lengths: Three focal lengths
      Apertures: not stated
      Focus distances: not stated
    • wjax's profile (Raw, Pentax K-7)
      Focal lengths: Six evenly spaced focal lengths between 16mm-50mm at closer focal distance, three focal lengths (16mm, 33mm, and 50mm) at further focal distance
      Apertures: Four evenly spaced apertures from F2.8-F11
      Focus distances: Two focus distances
  • smc PENTAX FA J 18-35mm F4-5.6 AL (Raw, PENTAX K10D)
    Focal lengths: at least 4 focal lengths
    Apertures: at least 4 aperture settings (min to f11)
    Focus distances: at least 2 focus distances
  • smc PENTAX-DA 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 (Raw, Pentax K20D)
    Focal lengths: 18, 35, 55
    Apertures: f/3.5 to f/22
    Focus distances: 1 single distance
  • smc PENTAX DA 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 AL WR (Type not stated, Pentax K-7)
    Focal lengths: Three focal lengths
    Apertures: not stated
    Focus distances: not stated
  • smc PENTAX-DA 18-135mm F3.5-5.6ED AL [IF] DC WR (Raw, Pentax K-5)
    Focal lengths: 18mm, 24mm, 36mm, 53mm, 68mm, 100mm, 135mm
    Apertures: f/3.5*, f/4*, f/5.6, f/8, f/11, f/16, f/22, f/32*, f/40* (*depending on focal lengths)
    Focus distances: varied
  • smc PENTAX DA 21mm F3.2 AL Limited
  • smc PENTAX FA* 24mm F2 AL (IF) (Raw, PENTAX K10D)
    Focal lengths: 24mm
    Apertures: at least 4 aperture settings (min to f11)
    Focus distances: at least 2 focus distances
  • smc PENTAX FA 28-70mm F4 AL (Raw, PENTAX K-m [aka K2000])
    Focal lengths: 28mm, 35mm, 50mm, 70mm
    Apertures: f/4, f/8, f/16
    Focus distances: not stated
  • smc PENTAX FA 28-105mm F3.2-4.5AL (IF) (Raw, PENTAX K10D)
    Focal lengths: at least 4 focal lengths
    Apertures: at least 4 aperture settings (min to f11)
    Focus distances: at least 2 focus distances
  • smc PENTAX-FA 31mm F1.8AL Limited
    Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.3 / Lightroom 3.3
  • smc PENTAX DA 35mm F2.8 Macro Limited
    • Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.3 / Lightroom 3.3
    • mtngal's profile (Raw, PENTAX K-7)
      Focal lengths: 35mm
      Apertures: 3 apertures
      Focus distances: 2 focus distances
  • smc PENTAX-DA 40mm F2.8 Limited
    Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.3 / Lightroom 3.3
  • smc PENTAX-FA 43mm F1.9 Limited
    • Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.3 / Lightroom 3.3
    • Christine Tham's profile (Raw, PENTAX K10D)
      Focal lengths: 43mm
      Apertures: at least 4 aperture settings (min to f11)
      Focus distances: at least 2 focus distances
  • smc PENTAX DA* 50-135mm F2.8 ED (IF) SDM
  • smc PENTAX-DA 50-200mm F4-5.6 ED (Raw, Pentax K20D)
    Focal lengths: 50, 105, 200
    Apertures: f/4 to f/22
    Focus distances: 1 single distance
  • smc PENTAX-DA*55mm F1.4 SDM
    Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.3 / Lightroom 3.3
  • smc PENTAX DA 55-300mm F4-5.8 ED (Raw, PENTAX K-7)
    Focal lengths: 55, 70, 100, 200 and 300mm
    Apertures: 3 apertures
    Focus distances: Varied
  • smc PENTAX DA* 60-250mm F4 ED (IF) SDM (Raw, PENTAX K-7)
  • smc PENTAX DA 70mm F2.4 Limited
    • Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.3 / Lightroom 3.3
    • Christine Tham's profile (Raw, PENTAX K10D)
      Focal lengths: 70mm
      Apertures: at least 4 aperture settings (min to f11)
      Focus distances: at least 2 focus distances
  • smc PENTAX FA 77mm F1.8 Limited
    • Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.3 / Lightroom 3.3
    • mtngal's profile (Raw, PENTAX K-7)
      Focal lengths: 77mm
      Apertures: f1.8, f8. f18
      Focus distances: 2 distances
  • smc PENTAX-DA*200mm F2.8 ED [IF] SDM
    Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.3 / Lightroom 3.3
  • smc PENTAX-DA*300mm F4 ED [IF] SDM
    Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.3 / Lightroom 3.3
  • smc PENTAX-D FA645 55mmF2.8AL[IF] SDM AW
    Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.2 / Lightroom 3.2
  • smc PENTAX-FA645 33-55mmF4.5AL
    Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.2 / Lightroom 3.2
  • smc PENTAX-FA645 35mmF3.5AL
    Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.2 / Lightroom 3.2
  • smc PENTAX-FA645 45mmF2.8
    Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.2 / Lightroom 3.2
  • smc PENTAX-FA645 45-85mmF4.5
    Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.2 / Lightroom 3.2
  • smc PENTAX-FA645 55-110mmF5.6
    Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.2 / Lightroom 3.2
  • smc PENTAX-FA645 75mmF2.8
    Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.2 / Lightroom 3.2
  • smc PENTAX-FA645 80-160mmF4.5
    Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.2 / Lightroom 3.2
  • smc PENTAX-FA645 MACRO 120mmF4
    Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.2 / Lightroom 3.2
  • smc PENTAX-FA645 150mmF2.8[IF]
    Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.2 / Lightroom 3.2
  • smc PENTAX-FA645 150-300mmF5.6ED[IF]
    Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.2 / Lightroom 3.2
  • smc PENTAX-FA645 200mmF4[IF]
    Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.2 / Lightroom 3.2
  • smc PENTAX-FA*645 300mmF4ED[IF]
    Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.2 / Lightroom 3.2
  • smc PENTAX-FA645 300mmF5.6ED[IF]
    Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.2 / Lightroom 3.2
  • smc PENTAX-FA645 400mmF5.6ED[IF]
    Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.2 / Lightroom 3.2

Third-party lenses
  • Sigma
    • 4.5mm F2.8 EX DC CIRCULAR FISHEYE
      Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.1 / Lightroom 3.0
    • 8mm F3.5 EX DG CIRCULAR FISHEYE
      Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.1 / Lightroom 3.0
    • 8-16mm F4.5-5.6 DC HSM
      Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.1 / Lightroom 3.0
    • 10mm F2.8 EX DC FISHEYE HSM
      Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.1 / Lightroom 3.0
    • 10-20mm F3.5 EX DC HSM
      Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.1 / Lightroom 3.0
    • 10-20mm F4-5.6 EX DC / HSM
      Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.1 / Lightroom 3.0
    • 12-24mm F4.5-5.6 EX DG ASPHERICAL / HSM
      Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.1 / Lightroom 3.0
    • 15mm F2.8 EX DG DIAGONAL FISHEYE
      Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.1 / Lightroom 3.0
    • 17-50mm F2.8 EX DC OS HSM
      Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.1 / Lightroom 3.0
    • 17-70mm F2.8-4 DC MACRO OS HSM
      Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.1 / Lightroom 3.0
    • 17-70mm F2.8-4.5 DC MACRO / HSM
      Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.1 / Lightroom 3.0
    • 18-50mm F2.8 EX DC MACRO / HSM
      • Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.1 / Lightroom 3.0
      • Christine Tham's profile (Raw, PENTAX K10D)
        Focal lengths: at least 4 focal lengths
        Apertures: at least 4 aperture settings (min to f11)
        Focus distances: at least 2 focus distances
    • 18-50mm F2.8-4.5 DC OS HSM
      Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.1 / Lightroom 3.0
    • 18-125mm F3.8-5.6 DC OS HSM
      Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.1 / Lightroom 3.0
    • 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 DC
      Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.1 / Lightroom 3.0
    • 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM
      Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.1 / Lightroom 3.0
    • 20mm F1.8 EX DG ASPHERICAL RF
      Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.1 / Lightroom 3.0
    • 24mm F1.8 EX DG ASPHERICAL MACRO
      Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.1 / Lightroom 3.0
    • 24-70mm F2.8 EX DG MACRO
      Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.1 / Lightroom 3.0
    • 24-70mm F2.8 IF EX DG HSM
      Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.1 / Lightroom 3.0
    • 28mm F1.8 EX DG ASPHERICAL MACRO
      Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.1 / Lightroom 3.0
    • 28-70mm F2.8-4 DG
      Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.1 / Lightroom 3.0
    • 28-300mm F3.5-6.3 DG MACRO
      Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.1 / Lightroom 3.0
    • 30mm F1.4 EX DC / HSM
      Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.1 / Lightroom 3.0
    • 50mm F1.4 EX DG HSM
      Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.1 / Lightroom 3.0
    • APO 50-150mm F2.8 II EX DC HSM
      Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.1 / Lightroom 3.0
    • 50-200mm F4-5.6 DC OS HSM
      Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.1 / Lightroom 3.0
    • MACRO 50mm F2.8 EX DG
      Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.1 / Lightroom 3.0
    • APO 50-500mm F4-6.3 EX DG / HSM
      Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.1 / Lightroom 3.0
    • APO 50-500mm F4.5-6.3 DG OS HSM
      Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.1 / Lightroom 3.0
    • MACRO 70mm F2.8 EX DG
      Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.1 / Lightroom 3.0
    • APO 70-200mm F2.8 EX DG OS HSM
      Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.1 / Lightroom 3.0
    • APO 70-200mm F2.8 II EX DG MACRO HSM
      Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.1 / Lightroom 3.0
    • 70-300mm F4-5.6 DG MACRO
      Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.1 / Lightroom 3.0
    • 70-300mm F4-5.6 DG OS
      Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.1 / Lightroom 3.0
    • APO 70-300mm F4-5.6 DG MACRO
      Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.1 / Lightroom 3.0
    • 85mm F1.4 EX DG HSM
      Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.1 / Lightroom 3.0
    • APO 100-300mm F4 EX DG / HSM
      Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.1 / Lightroom 3.0
    • MACRO 105mm F2.8 EX DG
      Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.1 / Lightroom 3.0
    • APO 120-400mm F4.5-5.6 DG OS HSM
      Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.1 / Lightroom 3.0
    • APO 150-500mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM
      Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.1 / Lightroom 3.0
    • APO MACRO 180mm F3.5 EX DG / HSM
      Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.1 / Lightroom 3.0
    • APO 300mm F2.8 EX DG / HSM
      Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.1 / Lightroom 3.0
    • APO 500mm F4.5 EX DG / HSM
      Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.1 / Lightroom 3.0
    • APO 800mm F5.6 EX DG / HSM
      Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.1 / Lightroom 3.0
  • Tamron
    • SP 10-24mm F/3.5-4.5 DiII B001P
      Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.2 / Lightroom 3.2
    • SP 17-50mm F/2.8 DiII A16P
      Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.2 / Lightroom 3.2
    • 18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 DiII A14P
      Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.2 / Lightroom 3.2
    • 18-250mm F/3.5-6.3 DiII A18P
      Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.2 / Lightroom 3.2
    • SP 28-75mm F/2.8 Di A09P
      Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.2 / Lightroom 3.2
    • 28-200mm F/3.8-5.6 Di A031P
      Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.2 / Lightroom 3.2
    • AF 28-300mm F/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD Aspherical [IF] Macro (A061) (Raw, PENTAX K10D)
      Focal lengths: at least 4 focal lengths
      Apertures: at least 4 aperture settings (min to f11)
      Focus distances: at least 2 focus distances
    • 28-300mm F/3.5-6.3 Di A061P
      Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.2 / Lightroom 3.2
    • SP 70-200mm F/2.8 Di A001P
      Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.2 / Lightroom 3.2
    • 70-300mm F/4-5.6 Di A17P
      Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.2 / Lightroom 3.2
    • SP 90mm F/2.8 Di MACRO 1:1 272EP
      Profiled by manufacturer, included in Camera Raw 6.2 / Lightroom 3.2

(Edit: Still to do: Tidy up the formatting, add info on where to put the profiles for different apps / operating systems, include direct links to zipped attachments and request permission from profile authors to re-upload their profiles where they're not already zipped. *Phew!*) ;-)

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DA* 60-250mm profile

Here is one more.
Made with my K-7 and DA* 60-250mm

https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/attachments/pentax-slr-lens-discussion/70...Bif%5D-sdm-zip

- Bert

>> THIS FILE DOES NOT CONTAIN STANDARD LENS ID SINCE ADOBE DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THE 60-250 CORRECTLY, SEE POST BELOW!


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Thanks, Bert. I've added this to the list in the first post. By any chance, can you tell me which focal lengths, apertures, and focus distances you used in creating this profile?
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QuoteOriginally posted by knoxploration Quote
Thanks, Bert. I've added this to the list in the first post. By any chance, can you tell me which focal lengths, apertures, and focus distances you used in creating this profile?
Focal lengths: 60, 128, 140, 250mm
Apertures: f4, f8, f16, f32
Focus distances: 1.5m, 3m, 5m

Cheers, Bert
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QuoteOriginally posted by bymy141 Quote
Focal lengths: 60, 128, 140, 250mm
Apertures: f4, f8, f16, f32
Focus distances: 1.5m, 3m, 5m

Cheers, Bert
Thanks, Bert! I've updated the first post with this info.

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Updated DA*60-250mm profile.

Now, in this file I edited the XTML for the lens information manually.

The old file works, however, since Adobe software has problems getting the DA 15 and the DA* 60-250 lens info out of the EXIF data, I had to do this manually.
This looks much better/consistent, when bringing up the Pentax selection table in LR.

PENTAX K-7 (smc PENTAX-DA 60-250mm F4 ED AL [IF] SDM).zip

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Here is another Adobe Lens Creator profile generated from my new DA*16-50 zoom lens on a K-7 body (raw). FWIW, I compared the results to PTlens and found that geometric distortion correction was almost identical but vignetting and CA were much better corrected in my version which was a pleasant surprise since I like PTlens a lot.
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QuoteOriginally posted by wjax Quote
Here is another Adobe Lens Creator profile generated from my new DA*16-50 zoom lens on a K-7 body (raw). FWIW, I compared the results to PTlens and found that geometric distortion correction was almost identical but vignetting and CA were much better corrected in my version which was a pleasant surprise since I like PTlens a lot.
Thanks, wjax! I've added it to the list. Any info on focal lengths, apertures, or focus distances used in creating the profile?

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QuoteOriginally posted by knoxploration Quote
Thanks, wjax! I've added it to the list. Any info on focal lengths, apertures, or focus distances used in creating the profile?
Oh yes, sorry, I shot an entire series at six evenly spaced focal lengths (16mm-50mm) X 4 spaced aperatures from F2.8 to F11 for a total of 24 image sets with 9-12 images in each. Then I added a second longer focal distance series at 16mm, 33mm, and 50mm X 4 equally spaced apertures from F2.8-F11 as above for another 12 image sets. I did not go above F11 on any series, per adobe's instructions. I used a 27X39 grid printed on letter sized paper. It was lots of work but I am very happy with the results and I am glad to share here.

I plan to do another lens calibration with the DA* 60-250mm and compare it to PTlens as well. I will upload it here if it comes out anywhere near as well as the 16-50mm series did.
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QuoteOriginally posted by wjax Quote
Oh yes, sorry, I shot an entire series at six evenly spaced focal lengths (16mm-50mm) X 4 spaced aperatures from F2.8 to F11 for a total of 24 image sets with 9-12 images in each. Then I added a second longer focal distance series at 16mm, 33mm, and 50mm X 4 equally spaced apertures from F2.8-F11 as above for another 12 image sets. I did not go above F11 on any series, per adobe's instructions. I used a 27X39 grid printed on letter sized paper. It was lots of work but I am very happy with the results and I am glad to share here.
Great, thanks! I'm sure your fellow Pentaxians who have access to that lens will appreciate the effort. I've integrated this information into the list in the first post.

QuoteQuote:
I plan to do another lens calibration with the DA* 60-250mm and compare it to PTlens as well. I will upload it here if it comes out anywhere near as well as the 16-50mm series did.
I'll look forward to adding this too.
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QuoteOriginally posted by knoxploration Quote
Great, thanks! I'm sure your fellow Pentaxians who have access to that lens will appreciate the effort. I've integrated this information into the list in the first post.



I'll look forward to adding this too.
Ask and ye shall receive. I ran the same test vs. PTlens and, again, my profile does a better job with CA and vignetting but is virtually equal in correcting geometric distortion. The interesting thing here is that the author of PTlens created his profile for the DA*60-250mm lens from a custom set of my calibration photos (jpegs). I can only conclude that the adobe program does a better job (at least with vignetting and CA) but PTlens is still very good. Maybe it has to do with the fact that PTlens uses only one image set (single aperture, multiple focal lengths, jpegs) for calibration?

FWIW, the attached profile was done similar to the DA*16-50 except that I used 3 focal lengths (60, 170, and 250mm) X 4 apertures (4,5.6,8, and 11) X 2 focus distances = 24 raw image sets (5-16 images per set).
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File Type: zip PENTAX K-7 (DA_star 60-250 F4.0 telephoto zoom.zip (3.9 KB, 1419 views)
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Ask and ye shall receive.
Great, thanks! I've added it to the list.
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DA Limited 21/3.2 and 70/2.4 profiles

Here are my profiles, all done using Pentax K10D - I tried to shoot a variety of images at different focal lengths, aperture settings as per recommendations in user guide for the lens profile creator

smc PENTAX-DA 21mm F3.2 AL Limited.zip

smc PENTAX-DA 70mm F2.4 Limited.zip
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FA lens profiles

smc PENTAX-FA 24mm F2 AL[IF].zip

smc PENTAX-FA 28-105mm F3.2-4.5 AL[IF].zip

smc PENTAX-FA 43mm F1.9 Limited.zip
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Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 DC EX macro lens profile

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Tamron AF38-300mm f3.2-6.3 lens profile LD AS [IF] Macro lens profile

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