Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/24

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Subject: Re: [Leica] vignetting
From: "John Black" <jblack@ambio.net>
Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 14:17:05 -0500

Was the scene you were shooting outdoors and was the effect seen mostly in
the sky?

jb
- ----- Original Message -----
From: Guy Bennett <guybnt@idt.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Friday, March 24, 2000 12:42 AM
Subject: [Leica] vignetting


> luggnutz,
>
> looking over some recent black and white proofs of shots made with the
> elmarit-m 24, i noticed some serious vignetting. the pictures were taken
in
> bright sunlight, and i was using a b+w yellow filter and the lens hood,
> which doesn't fit completely over both the filter and the rim of the lens.
> the lens was stopped down to f/8, which i thought would eliminate
> vignetting, or at least keep it to a minimum; it didn't.
>
> does anybody shoot with the 21 or 24, using both a filter and a hood and
> *not* get vignetting? if so, how do you avoid those unwanted dark corners?
> do any of you 24mm luggers go without a hood when shooting with the 21 or
> 24 and a filter?
>
> what say you wide angle luggers?
>
> guy
>