Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark"
<paul.roark@...> wrote:
>
> Sam,
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > ... I'd like to see more ... rangefinder experiences ...
>  
> > But my current interest is in wide-angle rangefinder work
> > specifically. ...
> > the new Zeiss 21mm. Probably on a Bessa as an economy ...
> 
> I use rangefinders in part due to the superior wide angle lenses.  I've
> never been very impressed with retrofocus designs.  However, the
rangefinder
> advantage might disappear with digital unless sensor sensitivity to the
> angle of the light is improved.  See 
> http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/lenses/rd-1-lens.shtml
> Scroll down to the wide angle images.  It's sad.
> 
> While the wide angle vignetting can be compensated for
electronically or in
> Photoshop, it nevertheless exacerbates the limited latitude of the
sensors.
> 

Paul,

Ken Rockwell has an article on his site about wide angles lens
vignetting. He talks about center filter to correct the natural
darkening of the sides of the image.

Maybe Ansel Adams would have loved this. Did he not advocate the
darkening of the edges of prints!

http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/center-filters.htm

Cheers,
André