Firescope Help

[Opa]

I need some help understanding what I am seeing in a Firescope image. I know that white indicates light leakage. And I know that light leakage typically occurs around the girdle. However, in the attached Firescope image, there is a lot of grey around the girdle. What does grey mean? Is this light leakage or a just a very well cut diamond. To add to my confusion, there are some small specks of white (check at about 4 o''clock) which I think means light leakage. But the white is very close to the grey in color. So what does grey mean? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Opa!

 

[Garry H (Cut Nut)]

Is it a FireScope(tm) or ideal-scope?

 

[Opa]

Garry,

I guess it is an Ideal Scope. Aren''t they the same or similar thing?

Opa

 

[Garry H (Cut Nut)]

then it is a very nice stone.
Nearly, but not quite

 

[Opa]

Thanks for the input Garry.

So is the grey around the edges light leakage or just a result of photographing Ideal Scope images? Or a little of both? This image is just one of many stones I am considering, but almost all Ideal Scope images on the internet have that ''grey'' area around the edges. I just want to make sure I''m interpreting the images correctly and not discounting stones that I shouldn''t.

Opa

 

[Garry H (Cut Nut)]

A little leakage and a little head or lens darkness combined.
Read the newsletters at www.ideal-scope.com if you are worried. (you should not be)

 

[Garry H (Cut Nut)]

If it was a Firescope(r) I was worried that the table leakage might have been a problem - it is not