P3D Re: Realist Vignetting at f/16?

[michaelk@xxxxxxxxxxx (Michael Kersenbrock)]

> I've got a recently acquired Realist f3.5, and I knew I'd have vingnetting
> at f/22 (as I saw it in film I had shot and later confirmed with Dr. T that
> was indeed what I was seeing).  Yesterday I got two rolls of film back, and
> I swear I shot the sunny stuff at, guess what, "Sunny 16", but I am seeing
> vingnetting at f/16.
> 
> 1. Is this common or perhaps I need a CLA?

It's common.  The f3.5's often (mostly?) have vignetting when stopped down
fully.  One of the reasons to use a Kodak (sorry, couldn't resist).  :-)

The Realists f/2.8's don't do that (I wouldn't know personally, mine still 
has the focus knob stuck at 3.5' -- no doubt something I won't get around 
to fixing until I want to sell it :-).

Mike K.


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