Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/02/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]If you insist on using a UV filter, you should be using a B+W multicoated filter. Leica UV filters are not (unless they just recently changed) multicoated. There is a big difference in transmittance in flare producing situations. You can see the difference by holding the two side by side and looking at the reflections from the front surface and how easily you see through the reflections with the B+W filter as compared to the Leica filter. This info is attributed to Jeff Alford, Leica specialist at K&S Photography. Jim At 09:00 AM 2/28/98 +0000, you wrote: >I took some pictures recently where significant flare has occurred. In some >pictures the flare is the iris image, in others it is overall loss of >contrast, almost a white out in the worst case with the sun very near the >edge of the image. All pics were contre- jour but the iris image ones were >nowhere straight at the sun and have surprised and disappointed me. >Without wanting to stir up the protective filter argument again I admit I >was using a leica uv filter and I also had the hood on. I fully accept that >the flare would probably been less without the filter. However my >experience is all based on using many different lenses(many makes) nearly >always with a filter, and it is comparison with this experience which has >surprised me. >Any comments or similiar experiences? >