Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/07/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 08:18 AM 7/31/97 -0500, you wrote: >i recently (30 rolls) started using summ. 2.0 #1234417 50mm collaps. with >vented shade 12585H instead of my old reliable dual range for the >compactness and novelty of new lens. > >i'm getting more flare than ever in situations that i don't recall having >problems with; backlit stuff, late afternoon sun etc. > >never had probs. w/elmar 50 collaps either, but the rotating f's are a >bother and like 2.0 (both work well w/Sooky-M, which replaces the dual >range and the package fits so well in an old army bag) > >so, what's with the flare? anyone find this lens touchy? > >comments much appreciated, >Steven Blutter (an M-3 & CL devotee) > Do you have a filter on the lens? If so, after you remove it, accidently drop and step on it. Any filter with back or late sun is a recipe for flare. If no filter, is you front lens surface ABSOLUTELY clean and clear? Is there any trace if haze between the elements? And last but not least, how good is the coating on this lens? These are the things that cause flare. Jim