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Questions tagged [vignetting]

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Vignetting is the reduction of an image brightness near the periphery of the image circle produced by the lens compared to the image center.

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Automatic removal/correction of brightness vignetting?

Amateur here. I have some photos, taken on Canon Powershot S3 IS, quite similar to this one (taken from The Irish Times, File photograph: Bryan O’Brien): There is an obvious vignetting, as in radial ...
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Are bokeh (ball) shapes a result of vignette or aperture action?

The effect of getting shaped out-of-focus highlights (bokeh balls) from both non-circular apertures inside the lens, and masks applied in front of it (where an external aperture would presumably also ...
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Reason for dark areas/vignetting when shooting in bright light

I noticed some vignetting when I shoot in bright light, see below for an example: This usually occurs then I shoot with with a Sony DSLM (A7II or NEX3N) and a vintage (long focal length) lens. I can ...
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Micro-Nikkor 55mm f3.5 dark corners (vignette) in viewfinder

I bought a Nikkor 55mm f3.5macro lens (non AI version) and when I attached it to my F2S the corners are dark. No lens hood attached. Anyone know if this is normal?
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Is there any way of dealing with or reducing lens vignetting with a wide angle?

So I finally got around to purchasing a Nisi 150mm filter holder and a couple of filters for my Samyang 14mm AF lens. Seems fine so far except that the holder itself causes some vignetting, with part ...
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What is causing color shifts near the borders of my PiCam setup?

I'm trying to build a camera based on rpicam for my company, but it seems I won't manage to do it without some advices. I got some results using a CS board mount : A CS/C adapter when needed : ...
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How can I avoid vignetting when shooting in raw with a Canon Powershot?

Very inexperienced person here when it comes to photography and raw processing here. I'm using a Canon SX 60HS camera. No attachments — filter/hood/etc. — of any sort were attached to lens. After ...
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Lens hood visible when shooting in RAW, but not in JPEG

When using my Panasonic DMC-FZ2000 with the lens at its widest focal length (24mm), I can see the lens hood on the top and the bottom of the picture when shooting in RAW. However, it is not visible at ...
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Peripheral illumination correction value

In Canon Digital Photo Professional one can apply Peripheral Illumination Correction if a profile for specific lens is available. The value is adjustable between 0 and 120. Did anyone figure out what ...
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White diffuse material for vignetting calibration - would sheets of paper work?

I have the Samyang 12mm wide-angle lense, which is listed as supported in lensfun for APS-C camera, but not my Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II. According to this article, I need some kind of diffuse ...
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When stacking filters, how much larger than the lens thread diameter should they be to avoid vignetting?

I want to do long exposure photography but I am not willing to shell the dollars for a good 100mm filter kit. I am now considering a cheaper solution using circular filters. I want to be able to ...
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Why do polarizers cause vignetting?

I notice that especially with wide angle lenses, polarizing filters have a tendency to cause vignetting. Why is this?
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What is this vignette coming from in my HDR compiled photo?

Compiled ±0 -3 +3 Sony a6000 + Rokinon 12mm f2.0 Lightroom CC Used Lightroom to do the compiling as well. At first I wondered if it was coming from the lens hood, but I think I have other photos ...
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How bad will the vignetting be if I use a 67mm ND filter on a 82mm lens?

I'm currently looking at the Sigma 10-20mm f/3.5 lens for my Canon EOS 80D (APS-C). However, one potential problem I see is that my ND-filter set is for 67mm while the Sigma lens has a diameter of ...
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Why does my Nikon D750 and 18-200 lens have dark corners with no lens hood or filters attached?

I am new to photography. I have a Nikon D750 with the 18-200 f/3.5-5.6 ED VRII lens on it. No filters are attached. No hood is attached. When I look through the viewfinder, it creates a circle around ...
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Clear-cut black corners with some superzoom photos

I've got a refurbished Panasonic DMC TZ40 which I consider to be very good value for money for my needs as amateur ignorant photographer. The camera is in good shape but was clearly used for some ...
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I am getting a complete vignetting on my new canon 6D but only with the 18-270mm lens

I had been using the Tamron 18-270mm lens with my old canon rebel camera and it worked just fine; but now I have the canon 6D camera and when I use it with the same lens it comes out with a complete ...
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What are the thinnest 81A and 85C filters?

I usually use Hoya and Tiffen 81A and 85C filters for my slide work. They work well with all my lenses except with my Nikon 20mm f/4, which vignettes. I know that Nikon filters are thinner and work ...
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How can I get a fade-to-white vignette with Polaroid film?

I want to try and recreate a filter effect similar to this. It's a partial nude, so potentially NSFW: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zWtPvzfTE9I/T2752kGAH-I/AAAAAAAAADQ/WYKtq1lfLmE/s640/scan012.jpg (The ...
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Why do people care about vignetting or distortion?

On every lens review there is distortion (on wide angle ones) and amount of vignetting mentioned. I would like to know why, when it is so easy to edit in post processing.
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What is the shortest focal length before a black ring appears?

I know it depends on brand to brand and model to model, but in general terms, what is the shortest focal length I can have before the black zone (A) starts to form, or it is barely noticeable? (B) ...
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Is this vignetting from my zoom lens or something else?

Context This are images from my recent air show. All was taken at (210mm, f/6.3, 1/1250, ISO100) using the 55-210/4.5-6.3 lens on my Sony a6000. Question Is that vignetting or something else ...
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Is vignetting affected by sensor resolution?

The following websites tested the Sony 16-50 f2.8 SSM lens on different cameras and came to different results in terms of vignetting: SLRGear A350 (14 MP): about 0.75EV vignetting at 16mm and f2.8. ...
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Mitigating vignetting in a microscope image

I'm having an issue with vignetting on my microscope images, and I'm not really sure how to troubleshoot it, or if there is anything I can do to fix it. Below is an example image that should ...
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How to achieve this smudge effect in photoshop?

I came across this photo by Jacob Sutton and wanted to know if someone knew how to get this effect in photoshop? (source: jacobsutton.com)
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Cokin Z Pro filter holder causes vignetting at 18 mm on Nikkon 18-35. Any solutions?

My Cokin z pro holder causes vignetting at 18 mm on my Nikon 18-35 mm and the problem is accentuated if I have to screw it on top of a polarizer. Anyone else had this problem or have any solutions? I ...
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Why does the use of multiple filters create vignetting?

Recently I have had vignetting problem with my Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM (72mm) After checking, it is specified in the manual that one should not use multiple filters or thick filter (as ...
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Leave Macrolite Ring Adapter 67 on 100mm macro?

I've just bought a MR-14 EX II ring flash and the necessary ring adapter for my 100mm 2.8L macro lens. I'm now wondering if there is any reason why I shouldn't leave the adapter on my lens permanently ...
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What is the cause of this non-uniform bokeh effect?

A friend of mine is thinking of buying a used medium-format film TLR camera (a Mamiya C330), and he showed me some of the test shots he'd taken with it. I was struck by the curiously non-uniform ...
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Why do landscape photos with large apertures have dark corners?

I'm currently reading Bryan Peterson's Understanding Exposure and wanted to test his suggestion that f/11 or larger for landscapes can produce sharper photos. Perhaps not the best test but I took a ...
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DIY Vignette Measuring

I'm trying to measure the light falloff (a.k.a vignette) of a custom lens. My problem is that I'm not sure how one would go about creating a uniformly lit surface without the use of special diffusers ...
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How does a sensor cause vignetting?

Vignetting is usually assigned to lens characteristics, or caused by light-blocking objects in front of a lens, like lens-hood or a filter. Is there vignetting (or vignetting-like effect) caused by ...
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Does aperture affect a cameras vignetting?

I'm hoping I can get some better insight into how my camera works and how I can apply it in the future. I have a custom built camera with a Canon EF 200 lens mounted to it. The camera allows me to ...
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What is the Shading Comp. setting on my camera, and how do I use it?

My Lumix GX1 has an on/off SHADING COMP. setting in the Rec menu, and it's set to off. What is this setting and what effect would it have when turned on? When do I want it?
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What can cause black corners in an image?

There are completely black corners in some of my photos. What can cause it? I have a full-frame Canon 5D Mk II and had the problem with my 24-105 Canon lens recently and have experienced it with my ...
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What's the difference between vignetting and pinhole?

Sometimes people say that a lens has bad vignetting but it looks very similar to the effect of pinhole (darkened edges). What's the difference? If someone asked to have a vignetting effect (in PP) ...
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LR 3: Preset adds dark vignette, but how?

In Lightroom 3, I have some presets (example: whoiswolf_herbst_licht) that seem to darken the edges of the photo. However, I can't figure out how they do this. There is nothing that shows up in the ...
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Can I attach more filters to a full frame lens on a cropped body without vignetting than with a cropped lens?

It seems to me that because part of the image the lens is passing to the sensor gets cropped due to sensor size that it would take more vignetting to reach the cropped sensor. Is that right and how ...
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Why does my Nikkor 12-24mm lens vignette on my Nikon D800?

I have a Nikon D800 and am using a Nikon 12-24mm lens with it. When completely zoomed out it produces a vignette that I don't particularly care for. I've never seen this with my other Nikon DSLRs ...
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How does a short flange back distance improve image quality?

In the description for the new lens mount for their X-Pro series, Fujifilm says: 1: Specifically designed to maximize the mirrorless design of the body, the X-Mount has a short flange back distance ...
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Is having a lens with vignetting a real world negative for portrait lenses?

After reading this answer for another post: I don't mind the vignetting as it actually improves the look of portraits however if you're doing astrophotography what's the point in a lens that's f/1....
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How do I avoid vignetting when shooting through a cut-out for shaped bokeh?

I used a 18mm-50mm lens at f/3.5, with a card with a cut-out heart shape of about 4mm. I got the shaped bokeh effect, but the outer side of image is dark due to the card. How do I avoid this and ...
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How do I create a spot light effect in Lightroom?

Having an effect of round spot light on the picture, so in the middle it's lighter and close to corners darker — what is the name of this effect in photography? What is the technique for this in ...
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When is adding vignetting appropriate in post-processing?

Like lens flare, extreme high contrast, and all the other effects that are oh-too-easy to apply in digital post-processing, the vignette effect is overused. So I ask this question in all seriousness, ...
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Do ICC profiles support for different color characteristics for different parts of the image (i.e. near the edges)?

I believe ICC profiles are mostly used for color equalization; and I wonder whether they can be used to correct spatial differences within the images (e.g. vignetting). I would like to know if the ...
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How can I prevent my lens hood from causing dark corners?

I'm new to photography and I have a lens hood on my Canon Rebel XT camera/lens. I'm getting these dark corners on some of my photographs. No doubt they're coming from the lens hood. What am I doing ...