Is this Banding?

BladeFlapBladeFlap Registered Users Posts: 50 Big grins
edited November 13, 2007 in Cameras
Hi all, I'm new here and have a question about a problem that is showing up in some of my images.
Tonight I was trying to shoot the Aurora and noticed this in every image.

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It's a very tight crop of the center.
Info:
Canon 40D with EF-S 17-55 IS
ISO 500
2.8
24mm
15 sec

I took about 7 frames with this lens at different shutter speeds and ISO's and the circular pattern was visible in the center of every one.
I also shot with a 70-200 2.8L IS and did NOT find that pattern.

Anyone else have a similar experience with this lens?

Thanks

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  • ziggy53ziggy53 Super Moderators Posts: 24,079 moderator
    edited November 13, 2007
    BladeFlap wrote:
    Hi all, I'm new here and have a question about a problem that is showing up in some of my images.
    Tonight I was trying to shoot the Aurora and noticed this in every image.



    It's a very tight crop of the center.
    Info:
    Canon 40D with EF-S 17-55 IS
    ISO 500
    2.8
    24mm
    15 sec

    I took about 7 frames with this lens at different shutter speeds and ISO's and the circular pattern was visible in the center of every one.
    I also shot with a 70-200 2.8L IS and did NOT find that pattern.

    Anyone else have a similar experience with this lens?

    Thanks

    Was the IS turned on?
    ziggy53
    Moderator of the Cameras and Accessories forums
  • BladeFlapBladeFlap Registered Users Posts: 50 Big grins
    edited November 13, 2007
    ziggy53 wrote:
    Was the IS turned on?


    Pretty sure IS was off, but I've caught myself forgetting when I put it on the tripod.ne_nau.gif

    I think it may have been a result of the cheap UV filter I had on.
    It was windy earlier that afternoon so I had it on to keep the dust off the lens.....

    After I posted this, I removed that filter (Tiffen) and reshot.
    Could not duplicate the rings.

    Unless someone else has any ideas, I'm going with the filter theory.deal.gif
  • ziggy53ziggy53 Super Moderators Posts: 24,079 moderator
    edited November 13, 2007
    BladeFlap wrote:
    Pretty sure IS was off, but I've caught myself forgetting when I put it on the tripod.ne_nau.gif

    I think it may have been a result of the cheap UV filter I had on.
    It was windy earlier that afternoon so I had it on to keep the dust off the lens.....

    After I posted this, I removed that filter (Tiffen) and reshot.
    Could not duplicate the rings.

    Unless someone else has any ideas, I'm going with the filter theory.deal.gif

    If you re-attach the filter and and reproduce the rings, you have a culprit.
    ziggy53
    Moderator of the Cameras and Accessories forums
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