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M9 & f1 Noctilux vignetting...


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The way the Leica 50 1.0 draws is like no other. Not for everyone but I love it.

 

+1. Ditto for the 75 Lux.

No, these are not general purpose lenses, but their character is unique. A matter of taste, I guess. I actually often added vignetting to M8 files taken with these lenses;)

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If the vignette bothers you it's one of the simplest adjustments to make in pretty much any decent image editor, even Lightroom :p

 

Funny. I never realised how much demand there is for an 'old style' vignette look. Probably because I'm an amateur. Perhaps those who run studios can comment on demand for 'the look'.

 

Certainly the latest Lightroom 3 beta claims to make it much easier to ADD vignetting.

"To apply a dark or light vignette for artistic effect to a photo, use the Post-Crop Vignetting options in the Effects panel."

 

I've always regarded it as something you have to work around. Sometimes it helps the image. Othertimes it gets in the way.

 

Over all, it seems we're fortunate to have the glorious Noctilux vignetting built in !

 

Mark

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Interesting comparison, thrice.

 

For me the first of your two images doesn't compare well to the F1 Nocti - the out of focus rendering is harder and less smooth in the areas that are well lit from that window. The second image is quite a lot more Nocti - like and I think this goes to show how lighting conditions can alter a lens' character. There is still quite a bit of vignetting in that second one, though?

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When you shoot at night the corners will be as dark as the rest of the image, anyway, I presume? :D

Some posts are on par with the gear :D :D .

So are some pics. Not mine 2009-2010 I'm afraid :o

So I'll take my time upgrading from my two M8s, which have already been upgraded to a "silent shutter & co" to the new M9.

 

But I'm having fun and take pictures on an almost regular weekly basis.

Cheers!

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The second image is quite a lot more Nocti - like and I think this goes to show how lighting conditions can alter a lens' character. There is still quite a bit of vignetting in that second one, though?

 

The vignetting is even though, the top left hand corner of the second image is the edge of a floor-to-ceiling shelf, and one cannot accurately judge the two bottom corners. In a controlled test they all look like the top right corner, with far less vignetting than the f/1 noctilux.

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Here are a couple of F1 Nocti/M9 shots in very, very different lighting conditions. It's vignetting inside and distorting outside! But I absolutely love the lens. It's my absolute favourite even though technically I know it's not 'perfect'. I know this is a discussion about vignetting rather than personal opinion but I just think the soft rendering of the Nocti sets it apart?

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i think he mean't that it vignette's an awful lot with the nikon 2.8 too in ff. even i can see from your nikon pics that it does. however i prefer the character of the noctilux f1..

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