Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/20

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Summitar flare issue's
From: Steve LeHuray <steve@streetphoto.net>
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2003 06:49:01 -0400

Don Dory wrote:

> Karen had asked about the Summitar lens so I dug up a negative that was
> pretty much worse case.  Shot into the sun, with the negative displaying
> veiling glare and obvious diaghram flare.  Realistically, this is not
> bad for a single coated lens.
> 
> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1695637&size=lg
> 
> Even though this is a web JPEG I think you can see that the lens is
> sharp enough and renders detail quite well.  You can also see some of
> the Leica glow coming off the concrete and filling in the lower legs of
> the main subject.
> 
> Enjoy!
> 
> Don
> dorysrus@mindspirng.com

....and this Summitar shot that I have posted before might be the best case
scenario, at about 5.6:

http://www.streetphoto.net/images/im147.jpg

sl

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