What is vignetting?

[480sparky]

At 105??? That seems odd to me. I'd expect a too-long or just plain 'wrong' lens hood to vignette at the wide end (18) where the field of view (aka: angle of view) is at its widest.

I'd have to double check but I think that is what was happening. Makes no sense as you said it should, if anything, occur at 18.

either way, I use my 80-200/2.8 for sport shots now.


maybe I accidentally poured some vinaigrette on my 18-105 ...

Or you were having a veganette moment when you posted that.

Or he's just a vegan.

 

[Josh66]

There actually are filters you can get that will correct it in camera. They look like ND filters, but they're clear on the edges. I've never used them though - they seem like they would be a pain in the ass, and you would probably need like 3 or 4 of them (of varying degrees).

They could come in handy if you don't want to or can't crop, and you know you're going to get vignetting.

edit
You could also use it to create a "reverse vignette" (is that what it's called?) - just like a vignette, but light instead of dark.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/Center-ND-Filters/ci/262/N/4026728348

 

[Solarflare]

You could also use it to create a "reverse vignette" (is that what it's called?) - just like a vignette, but light instead of dark.

Not reliably.

If you have a shadow area at the border, that area wouldnt turn white, it would simply show better whatever is present in that shadow area.

 

[Josh66]

Not reliably.

If you have a shadow area at the border, that area wouldnt turn white, it would simply show better whatever is present in that shadow area.

I meant when there wouldn't normally be any vignetting. With no vignetting to counteract, those filters would make a reverse vignette, or whatever you want to call that.

I didn't say it would turn white. Vignettes aren't black. I just said it would be lighter instead of darker.

 

[astroNikon]

Center ND Filters | B&H Photo Video

Aack ... could you pick anymore cheap and flimsy filters (in heavy sarcasm)

I'm sure that Rodenstock 1.5X Center Filter for HR Digaron-W at a low $1,145.95 would fit the bill perfectly.



at that level, it might just be cheaper to buy a nice new lens that doesn't have the vingetting

 

[Big Mike]

My wedding photography use a white vignette card/filter. Basically, it was a white plastic card with an oval shaped cut out. I think the edge of the cut out was notched like a comb. He just held it up, out in front of the camera, to create a white vignette (if that's the proper term). He only used it for one or two shots of my wife in her dress.

Of course, he was pretty old school and was shooting film. These days, it doesn't really make sense to do it that way, because you can add that digitally to any photo you want, with any size and softness that you want.

 

[hamlet]

All the imperfections found in the lenses today can simply be attributed to mass marketing processes. It seems that it is possible to get a near perfect lenses made by expert artisans.

Nikon 200mm f2 Review - So Sharp You Can't Believe Your Eyes

Its just a shame that a lens like this is out of the price range of most anyone.

 

[Braineack]

it's a shame that a handbuilt 998 isn't as cheap as a 944 too...

 

[hamlet]

But then there is no substitute for skill. So you can take solace in the fact that you probably won't be good enough to even use this lens until you are old and grey.

 

[Braineack]

you keep telling yourself that.

 

[astroNikon]

you get what you pay for
you can also save thousands of dollars by going to an 200 f/2 AI-S lens.

 

[hamlet]

you keep telling yourself that.

I never exempt myself from the words i speak.

 

[amolitor]

Running around all day attacking people you've developed an irrational dislike for doesn't seem like a very productive use of time.

 

[hamlet]

you get what you pay for
you can also save thousands of dollars by going to an 200 f/2 AI-S lens.

Its just an idle thought, a lens like this is wasted on me.

 

[astroNikon]

you get what you pay for
you can also save thousands of dollars by going to an 200 f/2 AI-S lens.

Its just an idle thought, a lens like this is wasted on me.

Practice.

You cannot become an instant pro just by buying a specific camera, or a specific lens.
Don't worry about what is out there, focus on what you have.

and

Practice