Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/05/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks John. No, I had no filters, no hood on, but still vignetting. I just can't imagine a Leica lens at the price tag performs so badly. Y. Li - ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Collier" <jbcollier@shaw.ca> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2003 8:53 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] Vignetting of Summicron M 2/28mm ASPH > Vignetting wide open should be about 2 stops according to Puts but it > should not be vignetting at f16! Are you stacking filters? Do you have > the lens hood on correctly? Try some tests with no hood or filter. If > it is still vignetting at the smaller apertures, send it back. > > John Collier > > On Friday, May 16, 2003, at 10:24 AM, Y. Li wrote: > > > I'm new to the active Leica photography. My brand new Summicron M > > 2/28mm > > ASPH. shows pretty much vignetting. On color prints, blue sky appears > > as a > > white 20mm circle in the middle while the corners are nice blue. > > Stopping > > done to F16 doesn't help too much. By other scenes like building, > > street, > > the negatives show strongly darkened edges, especially on the right > > side. > > Also here the light fall-off is quite visible at smallest aperture. > > Well, > > the images are crispy sharp, but the vignetting makes the picture > > useless. > > My Canon FD 2,8/28mm delivers much better, balanced pictures. > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html