Light fall off -45mm Xpan

[anaanda]

You know as I look closer at my photos, I am realizing that there is definitely light fall off at all apertures. Its not vignetting, its like there is a circle in the middle that is more exposed while each side is darker with it concaving?? Does anybody have that problem?

[berci]

It's there, but I don't find it a problem, usually I try to incorporate this effect into the picture, it works pretty well.

Not always though.

[Terence T]

This is quite commonwith the Xpan when shooting at lower light levels. There is a center filter available which evens out the exposure.

[Finder]

Actually, it is vignetting. It is natural vignetting due to the cosine 4th law. It is the nature of the beast. And yes, everyone has the "problem." A center filter can help. It can also be corrected in the darkroom or with Photoshop.

[anaanda]

How do I correct the problem in photoshop. i only have elements 4.0..Can you fix with elements or do you need the full version??

Thanks

[david b]

I just looked at your gallery.

I would rush out immediately and spend $278 on the center filter.

[Parkes Owen]

As i work for a photographic display company, I see lots of pro wedding and landscape photographers spending hours on the computer adding this 'fall off' affect to a large percentage of their shots, but with the xpan you get it for free! :D

Personally, I like this effect but it doesn`t work for every shot.