Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/10/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 08:25 AM 26/10/97 -0800, you wrote: >> Wow. 3 stops. Is this very noticeable on your average photo? Does it >> look like vignetting? > >The Noctilux is a very special lens, you can use it under very dim light >and it works very well but you have to understand that the vignetting is >there. Yes, it has a lot of vignetting, if you print your B&W you can >control it up to some extend. If you are shooting colors or chrome at >wide apertures then forget about controlling the vignetting and learn to >live with it. > >With my Noctilux I learn that the upper left corner has more vignetting >than the right side, so I'm extremely aware of that fact when doing my >composition. The upper corners shows the vignetting and up to the point >where they are black. Erwin was right in his comments, you will see the >difference up to three stops. > >There is a >unique quality to the images that you produce with the Noctilux. > While it is nice to have a unique quality about the lens, the vignetting is still of concern as it is not always possible to compose in a way to suit the lens. A 50 Summilux is about a stop slower and, given todays faster film emulsions and the ability to push process if necessary, would'nt that actually make using a 50 summilux wide open more logical? I do not think the 50 Summilux has a reputation of 3 stops in light falloff. Dan K.