diff --git a/nerfstudio/data/dataparsers/colmap_dataparser.py b/nerfstudio/data/dataparsers/colmap_dataparser.py
index dede3a3be5..3159b34ebd 100644
--- a/nerfstudio/data/dataparsers/colmap_dataparser.py
+++ b/nerfstudio/data/dataparsers/colmap_dataparser.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 from rich.prompt import Confirm
 
 from nerfstudio.cameras import camera_utils
-from nerfstudio.cameras.cameras import CAMERA_MODEL_TO_TYPE, Cameras
+from nerfstudio.cameras.cameras import CAMERA_MODEL_TO_TYPE, Cameras, CameraType
 from nerfstudio.data.dataparsers.base_dataparser import DataParser, DataParserConfig, DataparserOutputs
 from nerfstudio.data.scene_box import SceneBox
 from nerfstudio.data.utils import colmap_parsing_utils as colmap_utils
@@ -279,12 +279,14 @@ def _generate_dataparser_outputs(self, split: str = "train", **kwargs):
             cy.append(float(frame["cy"]))
             height.append(int(frame["h"]))
             width.append(int(frame["w"]))
-            if any([k in frame and float(frame[k]) != 0.0 for k in ["k4", "k5", "k6"]]):
+            if camera_type == CameraType.PERSPECTIVE and "k4" in frame and float(frame["k4"]) != 0.0:
                 raise ValueError(
-                    "K4/K5/K6 is non-zero! Note that Nerfstudio camera model's K4 has different meaning than colmap "
-                    "OPENCV camera model K4. Nerfstudio's K4 is the 4-th order of radial distortion coefficient, while "
-                    "colmap/OPENCV's K4 is 4-th coefficient in fractional radial distortion model."
+                    "K4 is non-zero! Note that Nerfstudio's perspective distortion parameter K4 has different meaning "
+                    "than colmap's OPENCV parameter K4. Nerfstudio's K4 is the 4-th order of radial distortion "
+                    "coefficient, while colmap/OPENCV's K4 is 4-th coefficient in fractional radial distortion model."
                 )
+            if any([k in frame and float(frame[k]) != 0.0 for k in ["k5", "k6"]]):
+                raise ValueError("Non-zero K5 or K6 distortion parameter is unsupported by Nerfstudio .")
             distort.append(
                 camera_utils.get_distortion_params(
                     k1=float(frame["k1"]) if "k1" in frame else 0.0,