Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/24

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Subject: Re: [Leica] 70-180 Apo fixed!
From: "David W. Almy" <dalmy@mindspring.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Sep 1999 15:15:50 -0400

Eric Welch wrote:
> 
> I got my Vario Apo back from Leica not long ago. ...
> It used to be if I pointed it anywhere close to the sun I got some major
> veiling glare at focal lengths longer than about 135mm. But now, I can
> point it straight at the sun or anywhere close and there is just about no
> veiling glare at all. A tiny bit at one single angle from the sun, but move
> just a tad, and it's gone!
> 

Eric,

So what exactly did they do to fix the flare problem? And can they do it
to mine? Aside from the weight, I've no complaints at all, except for
the long focal length flare problem.

David W. Almy
Annapolis