Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/10/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I never used the Noctilux lens but the 21 3.4 S/A had the same propensity at full aperture. I've still both my S/A's (a chrome '63 and a black '77) and use them whenever my 21 ASPH's full-aperture performance is unable to adequately direct the viewers' eye to the centre of the image : ) Regards, Nigel On Sun, 11 Oct 1998 14:37:53 -0700 tedgrant@islandnet.com (Ted Grant) writes: >Tina Manley wrote: >>The vignetting is there if you look closely; however, this is not a >problem >>for me. It helps to direct attention to the center of the >photograph. In >>fact, if it were not there, I might add it in the darkroom!>>>>>> > >Hi Tina, > >I've always thought it was nice of Leitz to have built in that little >darkening of the corners.:) And as you say, it saves time in the >darkroom >burning in the outer edges of the print directing the eye to the >central >area of the image. > >Besides in many cases the vignetting is only noticable when you shoot >light >bkgd areas out to the edges. ie: skies or light walls. And in some >cases you really don't see it, it is so slightly there. > >It's another one of those thngs I was never aware of until I joined >the LUG >and folks were talking about, I always thought that was just the way >the >lens was supposed to help you as a photographer. :) > >ted > > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]