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09/14/2005 12:32:04 PM · #1			 | 
		
		What causes a purple fringe in digital photos?
 
 I searched the forums and found a few sketchy answers (under-exposed, too much white in a pic - change metering mode) but nothing definitive.  Can anyone help please?  Thank you in advance.  I will hang up now and listen to your answers. |  
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09/14/2005 12:33:59 PM · #2			 | 
		
		Purple Fringe explained
 
 Might be more information than you want! |  
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09/14/2005 12:36:46 PM · #3			 | 
		
		| Here is another article that claims it is not as simple as chromatic aberration. |  
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09/14/2005 12:37:09 PM · #4			 | 
		
		A crappy lens, wide aperture and strong light along a hard contrast edge or something shiny.
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09/14/2005 12:56:41 PM · #5			 | 
		
		| Jimmy Hendrix called it Purple Haze and we all know what that came from. lol |  
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09/14/2005 01:31:11 PM · #6			 | 
		
		Originally posted by Azrifel:   A crappy lens, wide aperture and strong light along a hard contrast edge or something shiny.  |   
 
 Actually on some lenses it would get worse with narrower aperture.
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09/14/2005 01:33:55 PM · #7			 | 
		
		Originally posted by Azrifel:   A crappy lens, wide aperture and strong light along a hard contrast edge or something shiny.  |   
 crappy lenses like the canon 85mm 1.2L.
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09/14/2005 02:24:38 PM · #8			 | 
		
		Originally posted by kyebosh:   Originally posted by Azrifel:   A crappy lens, wide aperture and strong light along a hard contrast edge or something shiny.  |   
 crappy lenses like the canon 85mm 1.2L.  |   
 
 Yeah it needs some serious updating. :)
 
 Sure there are some top lenses where the CA is a compromise to get other strengths out of it or the lens system hasn't been updated for a while. But for most camera's/lenses the basic cause is partly a crap/cheap lens design. IMHO.
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09/14/2005 02:29:44 PM · #9			 | 
		
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