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Minolta AF2

Started Mar 4, 2021 | Discussions thread
FrancoD Forum Pro • Posts: 19,261
Re: Minolta AF2

joelbolden wrote:

neilt3 wrote:

joelbolden wrote:

The lengthy review I read on the AF2 that discusses the vignetting stated it was caused by the in-camera processing. It didn't go into detail.

What review was that ?

Can you provide a link ?

Vignetting is caused by the lens , not the film processing , typical of wide angle lenses built to a lower budget .

I suspect ya'll's understanding is a bit limited; as was mine. It's a little more complete now due to this Interesting article. The link I looked at was called the Casual Photophile. Here's a different link that describes vignetting in more technical terms. The types of vignetting that might be affecting these pics is described in The paragraphs under Optical and Natural vignetting and would especially affect Rangefinder type cameras.Vignetting - Wikipedia

No need to suspect anything...

The one that is confused here is you.

Optical vignetting is caused by the lens.

Natural vignetting has to do with camera and lens design but it has nothing to do with processing anymore than putting a finger over the lens is processing.

(BTW, I sold film cameras for a living...)

On the other hand, there is a lot of "processing" going on inside digital cameras and that is one of the reasons why you see little vignetting on your photos now compared to years ago.

So the vignetting you see in those AF2 photos is because the image is un -processed....

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