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Why do shots at the extreme ends of my zoom (extreme wide angle or extreme telephoto) look distorted and how do I fix it?

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Why do shots at the extreme ends of my zoom (extreme wide angle or extreme telephoto) look distorted and how do I fix it?

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These are optical effects caused by your lens. Reducing these effects typically requires producing a larger, heavier lens with more elements, so what you are seeing is a tradeoff of cost and weight against image quality.