RE: [OM] Re: Lens Shade Shapes

[Winsor Crosby]

>  > Dave Dougherty [mailto:davdou@xxxxxxxxxx] wrote:
> >  Why is the lens shade "petal" shaped (for want of a better
> >  term) on the E-10/E-20 and many other higher end cameres?
> The lens-front is round, but the film-frame is square,
> so the shade is petal-shaped to maximize it's shading
> while avoiding vignetting in the corners of the frame.
>
> It also looks quite sexy, though I'm not sure why <g>
>
> Cheers
> Marc
> Sydney, Oz
Flowers are sex organs. :-)
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Winsor Crosby
Long Beach, California

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