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Message: <blockquote data-quote="OPTIC_NUT" data-source="post: 3284529" data-attributes="member: 121951">In cameras, I associate fisheye with the "bulging nose" towards you.Seems like that is just a more severe version of pincusshion, where the sidesfall away quickly (in size).It is mild, but there is angular distortion, and that's what the guy likes.The straight walls he calls "sheet metal" under the Leica view are slighty curved in their lines under Cooke.  He likes that.  His walls are probably'stretched canvas' and that's why he sees "sheet metal".You cannot do that without a little angular distortion.You don't notice it when holding still, but on a fast pan, Customs definitely showsome rolling ball.  Some like it, if it's subtle and they aren't searching much.I suspect they like to study a given bird or critter where it lands a lot...</blockquote>