Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Rob McElroy wrote: > <Snip> As an example, years ago when I had to cover a boxing match from ringside while looking straight up into many > over-the-ring spotlights, my 50mm slr lens choice was Nikon's 55mm f2.8 Micro-Nikkor because of its very deeply recessed front element. This lens gave results far superior to the flare-prone 50mm f1.4 or f1.2, simply because of the > deeply recessed front element. I also once mounted a round two-foot-deep black plastic waste basket on the front of a > 600mm f4.0 lens as a lens hood. It worked perfectly to keep the sun off the huge front element. > > Just my two cents of experience. > > Good luck, > Rob McElroy Not just a nicely recessed front element on your 55mm f2.8 Micro-Nikkor. But also a SMALLER front element. I' hope you'd be reluctant to put a UV filter on the front of THAT lens!! It in effect makes the front element the size of the filter. And that is very much the point. Other than you're introducing an unnesssary additional element to the formula that is an "affront" :) to it! Mark Rabiner Portland, Oregon USA updated temporary Website by "Foxy": http://spokenword.to/rabiner/ (consisting of late night E-mail descriptions of photos)