Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]luggnutz, looking over some recent black and white proofs of shots made with the elmarit-m 24, i noticed some serious vignetting. the pictures were taken in bright sunlight, and i was using a b+w yellow filter and the lens hood, which doesn't fit completely over both the filter and the rim of the lens. the lens was stopped down to f/8, which i thought would eliminate vignetting, or at least keep it to a minimum; it didn't. does anybody shoot with the 21 or 24, using both a filter and a hood and *not* get vignetting? if so, how do you avoid those unwanted dark corners? do any of you 24mm luggers go without a hood when shooting with the 21 or 24 and a filter? what say you wide angle luggers? guy