Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At f/1 the Noctilux does suffer from vignetting. However, when taking pictures in very low light it is not so apparent because it is masked to some extent by the dimness of the image. I have always seen it in the corners of images and it can be cropped out to provide a cleaner look. You can also use Photoshop to blend the vignetting in so that it is less apparent. Simon Michael Waldron wrote: > Dear Rei: > > I really like the very shallow focus effect you have achieved here. I > really like to play with focus and would be interested in eventually doing > something similar. > > I have one question -- in some images (especially the third and fourth ones > with lost of sky) there is no vignetting, while others (the first, but > especially the last two) seem to show fairly heavy vignetting. It also > seems as though the bottom left (on your site) image of the tree has > vignetting across the entire bottom (i.e. the leafy plant is very grey) > while the one to the right seems to have vignetting only in the > corners. Are the other images cropped a bit or mani[ulated to add/remove > the effect, or do they come from the lens? What is your (or others') > experience with this at f1.