Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us wrote: There is more to flare than just the coating. Internal light baffles, non-reflective interior surfaces, etc. also play a significant role. Furthermore, an objective designed with deeply curved elements will exhibit more flare than one designed with shallower curves. I assume it is the optical design itself, not neccessarily the coating, that is responsible for a major part of the flare. Regards, Akhil Lal alal@bcc.cuny.edu -SNIP- > BUT their lens coating was a real dog. High contrast subjects, any stray > light (just a reflection off of a tree leaf) would cause a visible level of > flare.