Leica WATE Lightroom 6.1 Profile issue?

[sootyvrs]

Advertisement (gone after registration)

Recently purchased this legendary lens and loving it so far...

 

However, in Lightroom 6.1 (Mac version) I found that when I select the Leica WATE lens profile (16, 18 or 21) that the vignetting slider is greyed out where you can't manually adjust it (unlike other lens profiles).

 

Can I check with anyone that uses this profile if this is normal?

 

Thanks in advance

 

[jaapv]

If it is just about vignetting why don't you use the vignetting slider in the Develop Module?

[sootyvrs]

When I tried the vignetting slider in the develop module it didn't seem to give as fine control over the vignetting compared to the slider on the lens profile (other lenses).

[01af]

 

However, in Lightroom 6.1 (Mac version) I found that when I select the Leica WATE lens profile (16, 18 or 21) that the vignetting slider is greyed out where you can't manually adjust it (unlike other lens profiles).

 

 

That's normal. The Tri-Elmar-M 16-18-21 mm Asph's profile in Lightroom (or Camera Raw) addresses distortion only, not vignetting—hence no fine-adjustment for vignetting control here.

 

So you have to resort to the regular vignetting control in the Lens Corrections > Manual pane. Fortunately, this lens shows hardly any vignetting anyway, so usually you'll get away with no vignetting correction at all.