Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/09/07

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Subject: [Leica] Flare Question......
From: grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey at mchsi.com)
Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 09:30:06 -0500 (CDT)

I have the thin 90 Tele Elmarit and it flares with any light source close to 
the scene.  I had it cleaned and it improved some, but it still is not a 
stellar performer, as far as flare is concerned.  I keep it, as it is 
compact and easy to travel with, but have to be careful when using it.

Gene

----- Original Message -----
From: "Frank Dernie" <Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 7, 2010 2:02:54 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
Subject: Re: [Leica] Flare Question......

This may not apply to the Elmarit but my Tele-Elmarit was prone to flare and 
even though the internal haze on the element surfaces was barely noticeable, 
even with a torch shining through, a CLA made a -big- difference.
FWIW
Frank Dernie

On 6 Sep, 2010, at 21:45, Frank Filippone wrote:

> I got some flare from my 90 Elmarit M ( the one with the built in hood)...
> and I was surprised.
> 
> The (partial) background ( and source of the flare) was the reflected light
> from a very bright wall, the foreground ( also called subject material) was
> a group of dancers under a tall roof.....  so I was shooting under the 
> roof,
> while the wall was a long way away, but visible in a corner of the image
> area
> 
> Exposure was 1 / 250 at F2.8... background would have been sunny 16..... 
> F16
> at 1 /160....  M8, UV/IR Filter on the lens.
> 
> Do you think I would have had the same results if I had used a different 
> 90?
> AA?
> 
> PS.. Did not get flare using my Tri Elmar.....F4 @ 1/125... same camera
> position, obviously different field of view....
> 
> Frank Filippone
> Red735i at earthlink.net
> 


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