A general question here: to my surprise I read that the Nikon Z 14-30mm lens, which seems to be rated highly, has an extraordinary barrel distortion. Just look at this review:
https://photographylife.com/reviews/nikon-z-14-30mm-f4-s/3
Apparently the lens profiles hide the 8% distortion at the widest end.
Others here may understand this better than I do, but my questions are:
- Surely this must have some negative effect on the image quality even after correction
- I thought that getting rid of retrofocus designs with mirrorless was going to make lens design in wide angle so much easier and better.
So is this Nikon taking a short-cut, or am I missing something?