Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>I have come to expect to be able to point my lens towards the sun >(or any other bright light source) and I regularly do, I am also one of those >detractors that have found problems with flare induced by reflections of UV >filters, maybe this is why :-) >See: http://www.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/snow1.jpg (Pentax 16mm fisheye) > >Hats are virtually mandatory here, ask anyone who has travelled here, they >get warned but most usually end up finding out the hard way :-) > >Cheers, > >Rob Studdert Rob, Thats a nice picture. I like having the sun visible - for me it makes the picture so much more "outdoor" feeling! Sure I know trees grow outside but the sun or the moon or stars or clouds add so much. I love stuff happening in the sky. This example shows what I would expect from a lens that DOES handle flare well. It might be interesting to experiment with this a little to see if there is a way to pin down this flare issue. I gues it could be pretty simple - just walk out and point the camera at the sun! I know filters add to the problem, but when you need one you need one. (and the rest of the time you don't!) Henry