Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Is the particular characteristic of a lens a downside or an "opportunity" to control the focus of your pix? I don't own a perfect lens. I have used most of mine enough to identify their "flaws" which can then be turned into assets. Light fall-off at the corners can be used to focus the composition. Many great paintings I have seen use this technique. I think you are going to get great results because you recognize the limitation of the lens and know how to use that limitation. Regards, Bill Larsen Guy Bennett writes regarding vignetting of the Noticlux: (with big snips) >You're certainly right about the light falloff, the only problem is that in > virtually all of the shots I've made with the lens, it is not apparent. > Either the background is too dark and the vignetting is therefore > invisible, or there's a lively background with both highlights and shadows > and the vignetting is therefore invisible. The one place I have seen it is > in a few photos of my baby daughter in the tub, being given a bath by her > mother. (All "private" parts covered by the inevitable rubber duck - I am > an American after all.) The tub and tiled wall are a light color, and the > vignetting is indeed visible. It was a bit of a surprise when I first > noticed it, then remembered what I'd read and heard about the lens and > light falloff in the corners of the images. I'll keep this in mind when > shooting wide open against light colored backgrounds in the future. That is > perhaps the *only* downside that I've found in the Noctilux. (And since > it's mostly going to be used in low light situations, I don't think it'll > be a problem with me...) - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html