Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/06/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 06:11 PM 15-06-97 -0500, Alistair wrote: > Dan, > > I've been religiously using the hood on my 35/1.4 ASPH, having read > somewhere that the first ASPHERIC 35/1.4 suffered badly from flare. > Now that summer has finally arrived in Chicago, I can stop shooting > 400, and will try some K64 in bright sunlight without the hood to see > what I get. [snip] The lens I was using was the first version 35/1.4 aspheric. Further testing is needed, but the one shot I was referring to was pointed directly into the direction of the sun, but aimed into some shade just out of reach of direct sunlight. The aperture was wide open at 1.4, and I was impressed by the technical quality of the picture. I am going to continue using the lens without the hood, and see what happens. Dan C.