If you have ever seen images like the ones below then you experienced a vignette problem. However there are many causes a vignetting.
Here are the various causes of a vignette and solutions for solving them:
1. Your. Lens hood is improperly mounted! Just remount it properly.
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2 . You have the wrong hood for your lens. Lens hoods are manufactured specifically for the lens. Be sure to purchase the proper hood for your particular lens.
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3. You are using a lens meant for a cropped sensor on a full frame sensor. If it is a zoom lens just zoom in until the vignette disappears. Or buy another lens.
4. You are using a thick filter on a very wide lens. If you are using a filter and your lens is wider than 20mm on a full frame sensor or 14mm on a cropped sensor then you need a low profile or extra thin filter. Otherwise the thickness of the bezel (metal part) will create a vignette.
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5. You have stacked your filters. Let's say that you are not using a wide angle lens but still have a vignette. It is likely that you have more than one filter on your lens. This is essentially the same problem as in the previousous problem.
6. You are using a variable neutral density filter and you have gone too far. Variable ND filters are meant to be used in a particular range. If you twist the filter out of this range then you will see a vignette or worse, you may get an X in your image. Just look for min/max markings on one of the rings and make sure that the point on the other side stays inside these marks.
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7. You see this on bottom of your images photographed at night. That's because you are using a flash with your lens hood still on the lens. Remove the hood.