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Subject: [Leica] 28mm Summicron vignetting
From: len-1 at comcast.net (Leonard Taupier)
Date: Mon Jan 15 18:21:27 2007
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Harrison,

You're absolutely correct. He has only used 1.5X Nikons. I gave him  
his first Leica a year ago. He has never complained until his big sky  
trip. I was surprised when he complained of the little vignet. I  
don't think I'll show him my Noctilux pictures though. ;-)

Len


On Jan 15, 2007, at 9:05 PM, Harrison McClary wrote:

> Leonard Taupier wrote:
>> Luis, I did not object to the vignetting but my son did. The  
>> Summicron was a new lens for him and I think he expected  
>> perfection. These photos are the hardest test. My 24mm asph has  
>> more vignetting.
>
> Let me guess....your son is of the "new era" of digital  
> photographers who have only used cropped sensors?  I have heard  
> constant reports of vinetting on the 5D from people who only used  
> the 1.6x of 20D or 1.3x od 1D cameras...and never in their life  
> shot chrome with a 35mm camera.  Geesh, many lenses have a little  
> fall off int he corners and on bare blue skies you could not help  
> bu notice it...
>
> Oh well...if you want to complain about this DO NOT get a Noctilux  
> and shoot at F 1.0  LOL!
>
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