  We report the results of recent measurements of the spectroscopic quadrupole
moments of high-spin isomers. For the K=35/2- five-quasiparticle isomer in 179W
we measured Q_s=4.00(+0.83)(-1.06)eb. It corresponds to a smaller deformation
compared to the ground states of the W isotopes and is in disagreement with the
current theoretical predictions. We also measured the quadrupole moment of the
I=11- isomer in 196Pb, Q_s=(-)3.41(66)eb. It has the same proton s(-2)1/2 h9/2
i13/2 configuration as the one suggested for the I=16- magnetic bandhead which
allows to deduce the quadrupole moment of the 16- state as Q_s=-0.316(97)eb.
This small value proves the near sphericity of the bandhead.
