Beresford Posted October 4, 2010 Share #1 Posted October 4, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Yesterday I configured my LR3 for my M9. ("Set Default Develop Settings") Today I use my 'fat' 90mm Tele-Elmarit for some snaps in the orchard. The attached picture shows very pronounced edge darkening. Is this to be expected? Any suggestions? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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UliWer Posted October 4, 2010 Share #2 Posted October 4, 2010 Well, the fat Elmar is an 80 years old lens - you can't complain if it shows some vignetting. LR offers a tool to lighten up the edges, if you use it carefully you might achieve some improvement - though on the photo I don't think the vignetting looks bad. P.S. Are you sure using the right sunshade? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beresford Posted October 4, 2010 Author Share #3 Posted October 4, 2010 Correct sunshade? No. I will investigate that. But thanks for your reply. I quite like the vignetting: sort of warm and cosy. It just took me by surprise. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beresford Posted October 4, 2010 Author Share #4 Posted October 4, 2010 Re the sunshade: I didn't use a sunshade in this picture as I don't have one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted October 4, 2010 Share #5 Posted October 4, 2010 I'd take back the vignetting a little, but I like it as well, I'm not sure the image would be contained without some edge work. You could clone out the dust spots as well Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richfx Posted October 4, 2010 Share #6 Posted October 4, 2010 Did you manually code it in the menu before shooting? Rich Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beresford Posted October 4, 2010 Author Share #7 Posted October 4, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Did you manually code it in the menu before shooting?Rich I did; though it is possible that I have the lens in the wrong category. I will check that tomorrow. The replies have been most helpful. I still have the image on the SD card so tomorrow I will try reloading the image into LR without the 'Develop Settings' and see if that makes any difference. Certainly with a little fiddling in the develop mode I can remove most of the vignetting. As Steve suggests the picture needs a little darkening at the edges. I will report back in case anyone is interested. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
UliWer Posted October 4, 2010 Share #8 Posted October 4, 2010 I thought the "fat" Elmar, which was the first version of the 4/9cm Elmar from the early thirties, had a different optical design than the later "thin" versions. In the Leica pocketbook Puts writes that the optics were not changed and that it had almost no vignetting, which is true when I look at photos taken with the post-war version of the lens on the M9 (same for manual coding as a modern 4/90 Elmar or with lens detection off). So if Puts is right that the optical design was not changed the vignetting on your photo should not be a "natural" result of the lens. Though if one takes the age of a "fat" Elmar into account, it is well possible that the glass has deteriorated in the zones where you see the vignetting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beresford Posted October 5, 2010 Author Share #9 Posted October 5, 2010 OK! I reverted to the original Adobe settings and reimported the photograph: What a difference! Does anyone set their LR so that it is tuned for the Leica M9? I shall do some more reading around the l-camera-forum to see if I can find any information. Time now to deal with the dust spots... Beresford. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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