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Hi

I've been happy with this camera but its developing a problem.

At 28MM on the zoom, it doesn't cover the full field of vision. In
other words, the corners are dark. I'm sure there's a word for this
but I can't think of it.

When I zoom it to about 35mm, all seems to be fine. I am not aware of
anything that has happened to the camera to cause this.

Have any of you had anything like this happen? If not, can you at
least tell me the word I'm looking for to describe it.

Thanks

Paddler wrote:
> Hi
>
> I've been happy with this camera but its developing a problem.
>
> At 28MM on the zoom, it doesn't cover the full field of vision. In
> other words, the corners are dark. I'm sure there's a word for this
> but I can't think of it.
>
> When I zoom it to about 35mm, all seems to be fine. I am not aware of
> anything that has happened to the camera to cause this.
>
> Have any of you had anything like this happen? If not, can you at
> least tell me the word I'm looking for to describe it.
>
> Thanks

It's called vigneting - dark corners. It happens with all big zoom cameras,
some more, some less. You can read a review here

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/minoltadimage7i/

in page 14 there's a photo of your problem.

Paddler wrote:

> Hi
>
> I've been happy with this camera but its developing a problem.
>
> At 28MM on the zoom, it doesn't cover the full field of vision. In
> other words, the corners are dark. I'm sure there's a word for this
> but I can't think of it.
>
> When I zoom it to about 35mm, all seems to be fine. I am not aware of
> anything that has happened to the camera to cause this.
>
> Have any of you had anything like this happen? If not, can you at
> least tell me the word I'm looking for to describe it.
>
> Thanks


Did you recently start using a different lens hood?

--
jer email reply - I am not a 'ten'

I can't seem to get my lens hood on straight, and it isn't very tight
anyway, so that as it rotates loose it worsens the vignetting. in 2 corners.

If it is critical, I take the hood off and stand in some shade!

Eddie B


"Jer" <> wrote in message
news:clj1n0$...
> Paddler wrote:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> I've been happy with this camera but its developing a problem.
>>
>> At 28MM on the zoom, it doesn't cover the full field of vision. In
>> other words, the corners are dark. I'm sure there's a word for this
>> but I can't think of it.
>>
>> When I zoom it to about 35mm, all seems to be fine. I am not aware of
>> anything that has happened to the camera to cause this.
>>
>> Have any of you had anything like this happen? If not, can you at
>> least tell me the word I'm looking for to describe it.
>>
>> Thanks
>
>
> Did you recently start using a different lens hood?
>
> --
> jer email reply - I am not a 'ten'

I'll go home and experiment with both the lens hood and the skylight
filter. It only recently started so it could easily be one of those.


(Paddler) wrote in message news:<. com>...
> Hi
>
> I've been happy with this camera but its developing a problem.
>
> At 28MM on the zoom, it doesn't cover the full field of vision. In
> other words, the corners are dark. I'm sure there's a word for this
> but I can't think of it.
>
> When I zoom it to about 35mm, all seems to be fine. I am not aware of
> anything that has happened to the camera to cause this.
>
> Have any of you had anything like this happen? If not, can you at
> least tell me the word I'm looking for to describe it.
>
> Thanks

Hi,

Do you have a filter on the camera?
What you describe is called (I believe) vignetting. Sometime lens hoods also
cause dark corners..
Rosita

As near as I could tell last night, it is the lens hood causing the
problem. That's the kind of fix I was hoping for. thanks for the
advice.
Al


(Paddler) wrote in message news:<. com>...
> I'll go home and experiment with both the lens hood and the skylight
> filter. It only recently started so it could easily be one of those.
>
>
> (Paddler) wrote in message news:<. com>...
> > Hi
> >
> > I've been happy with this camera but its developing a problem.
> >
> > At 28MM on the zoom, it doesn't cover the full field of vision. In
> > other words, the corners are dark. I'm sure there's a word for this
> > but I can't think of it.
> >
> > When I zoom it to about 35mm, all seems to be fine. I am not aware of
> > anything that has happened to the camera to cause this.
> >
> > Have any of you had anything like this happen? If not, can you at
> > least tell me the word I'm looking for to describe it.
> >
> > Thanks