Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/07/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That makes sense, that it's just dark spots in the clouds. I did notice, though, what looks like darkening in the lower corners as well. Very, very minor. There is a clamp-on hood for that Elamr, isn't there? I had an Elmar hood that telescoped out and was marked for 50mm, 90mm and 135mm. Bob >I looked again, Robert, and I looked at the rest of the roll. I don't > see any vignetting at all on the rest of the frames. > > Then it dawned on me. The clouds were forming into a storm and the > only thing I can think is that I caught dark patches of clouds in the > upper corners. That is, it isn't vignetting at all, it is simply just > dark clouds that happen to be there. > > I've shot it a lot wide-open and there is no vignetting, so it has to > be something else. > > No hood or filter. How would one put a filter on an old (uncoated) > Elmar? There some threads in there, but that would be one small > filter, not even as large as a dime. > > The scans don't do the Elmar justice. It's very sharp ... and I'm not > one to mention things like that very often. Since it's uncoated it > flares very easily (it's enough with bright reflections off a wall), > but when you have that in control, it's a fine little lens. > > Kids are getting a little tired of me. I'm going to have to get out of > the house and get some other shots :-) > > I sure wouldn't have asked _my_ mother to do this when I was 17 going on > 18: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/iiif/05v27_0011 > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/iiif/05v27_0012 > > Daniel > > On 7/8/05, Robert Meier <robertmeier@usjet.net> wrote: >> Daniel-- >> >> No lenshood? That vignetting is a surprise. >> >> Bob >> >> > >> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/iiif/05v27_0007 >> > >> > I was surprised to see the vignetting, especially when the lens was >> > stopped down so much. >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >