Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 02:07 PM 01-05-98 EDT, you wrote: >I also use the 35F1.4 non-aspherical and feel that it produces exquisite >images- very smooth transitions in the out of focus areas. However, it has an >extreme flare problem wide open at certain angles relative to a light source. >Unlike an SLR lens, you don't see the "effect" until it is too late. Has that >particular problem been reduced with the aspherical design? > >Extreme sharpness is not my interest for a 35mm used wide open, but flare is. > >Thanks, >Bob > I use my 35/1.4 aspherical without the lens hood (and with a UV filter!), and have never encountered any kind of a flare problem in all sorts of lighting conditions. Dan C.