Besides the physics and modeling explaining the light fall off don't forget
with large format, lens shift is common. So although a 90mm Super Angulon XL
may not seem that wide, the center filter works for the 110 degree coverage of
the entire image circle. I don't know how effective photoshop would be at
removing vignetting when the image isn't centered.
>From occasional visits to largeformatphotograpy.info it seems that a good
>number of people still shooting large format are shooting LARGE images and
>contact printing (11x14 up to about 16x20).
In the end it seems the significant cost of a center filter motivates many to
do without.
Jeff Keller
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From: usher99@xxxxxxx [mailto:usher99@xxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 3:09 PM
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Subject: [OM] [OT] Center filters
Well, not so fast. The inverse square law accounts for only one of
the cosines in the Cosine**4 law. I think you are describing the
Slyusarev effect which lens designers utilize to increases the apparent
size of one or both pupils for off-axis points and greatly mitigates
the cosine**4 law.
A second factor that causes light loss off axis is that the lens pupil
is no longer round but elliptical when viewed from the periphery. It
also strikes at an angle off axis. There is additional attenuation due
to the Lambert effect. I think that makes four, but I am tired after a
long day and a couple hours left to go and can no longer count.
Mike (protg of Dr. Focus)
see
http://toothwalker.org/optics/vignetting.html
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