Nikkor strange vignetting

[truls]

My Nikkor-H 28/3.5 have some strange vignetting, only in the right upper and lower side... It is the same issue whichever camera used. Every picture with this lens are the same. Here is an example shot:


Any suggestions? Bad lens maybe? The filter or lens hood should make vignetting also on the left side of the picture.

[mickeyobe]

truls,

I don't think this really answers your question but it does indicate problems with the corners.
There are, it seems, several variations of this lens.

nikongear.com/live/index.php?/page/nikon_lenses/primes/28mm_f3.5_Nikkor-H

There is also this.
USE WITH FILTERS back to Performance or back to Introduction.

No problem vignetting with digital cameras, since these are full-frame film lenses and cover a much larger area than needed for current digital cameras (see Crop Factor).

With film cameras or the future full-frame Nikon digital cameras, be careful if you're using a thick polarizer. You're better off using the old dedicated Nikon polarizer, which has a much larger diameter front to prevent vignetting.

Mickey

[olroy2044]

Hello Truls

First of all, a belated "Welcome to the group!"

Vignetting be d----d! That's a beautiful shot!

Roy

[Stephen]

If it is the filter, etc., why is it only on the right hand side? I am assuming that the shot is the whole negative, how was it scanned? But then you say it is confined to one lens, sounds like an element has come loose, or the mount is off the centre line, but either should be very obvious indeed.
What Nikon body is the lens being used on? ....I am assuming it is on a non digital body as the shot is in B/W.
If the shot is now decent scan, the vignetting marks can be removed totally in Photoshop, or The Gimp.
Stephen.

[mickeyobe]

Stephen,

You have mentioned The Gimp several times.
How does it compare to Photoshop?

Mickey

[Peltigera]

The Gimp does not have quite all the facilities of Photoshop but then most of what Photoshop does is meant for graphic designers, not photographers. The Gimp is excellent (and free) - I use only Gimp - mainly because I fell out with Windows and now use Linux which will not run Photoshop.

[Peltigera]

On the original picture - is the filter on cross-threaded?

[Stephen]

Sept 22, 2012 14:30:17 GMT -5 mickeyobe said:

Stephen,

You have mentioned The Gimp several times.
How does it compare to Photoshop?

Mickey

The Gimp is virtually Photoshop for free, with curiously diverting instructions! It is complex for really deep processing, but does it all very well, it was written for Linux, but has versions for Windows. There are users blogs and postings, and lots of add ons etc., all free.
Photoshop is very good, hard to beat, but the Gimp equals it.
Stephen.
My apologies to Peltigera, only just noticed reply.......

[mickeyobe]

Thank you, Stephen

I guess I am odd man out with my Apple.

Mickey

[Berndt]

I guess I am odd man out with my Apple.

Oh, there are nice and simple apps for MAC users as well. I can recommend Aperture: www.apple.com/aperture/ Very easy to use and reduced to what photographers need. Photoshop and Gimp have been too complicated for me ... or I might have been just too lazy getting into it I like simplicity.

[mickeyobe]

berndt,

I am quite happy with Photoshop 4. I have been using it for years.
I did purchase Photoshop 9 but find it too complicated so I still use 4.

Every once in a while though I look for something better - better for me that is.

So, as the song goes, "Until the right one comes along..." I shall stay with my faithful four.

Mickey

[mickeyobe]

berndt,

I just checked out Aperture.
This kind of hyperbole scares me off.

"Aperture gives your photography the professional treatment it deserves, with more sophisticated tools to perfect your images and powerful ways to browse and choose your best shots. And now that Aperture is optimized for the MacBook Pro with Retina display, it’s a whole new way to see everything."

I am not ready to gamble $79.95 as I have been disappointed with several Apple programmes before. If I could test it first I might
be sold. But that is not the Apple way.

Mickey

[Berndt]

Mickey,

if you are already used to Photoshop ( even the older version ), you might not need to use Aperture. Aperture actually works best on an iPad, because it's easier to handle with fingers/touch screen than with a mouse. That was my personal impression. The convenient thing about Aperture and other apps is just, that they fit perfectly into the "iWorld" of our MAC. iPhoto and Apertures libraries are connected for example and there are interfaces to other applications as well. That's basically Apple's tactics to make money. Everything works perfectly hand in hand ... as long as you use and buy just Apple products

[Deleted]

Sept 22, 2012 17:08:32 GMT -5 mickeyobe said:

Thank you, Stephen

I guess I am odd man out with my Apple.

Mickey

Mickey. We've all known you were somewhat odd for several years.

[daveh]

I use both Gimp and Photoshop. Both are fine, and do what they do very well. Of the two I would go with Photoshop. I think it's easier for tidying up photos, especially scans of old film or photos with all their dust spots, creases and torn edges.

Gimp is free - except in that it adds a toolbar and new front page to the web browser, though they are able to be disabled, if you see what I mean.

Photoshop isn't cheap, but sometimes you can pick up a legal version cheap - as I did with CS5 for $100.

Both Gimp and Photoshop are difficult and time consuming to get to know well. Other programmes do the basics with much less hassle. Arguably unless you are going to use at least some of the advanced features neither is really worth contemplating.

As for falling out with Windows - that is something we should all do.