Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/20

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Subject: [Leica] Re: 35mm M Summicron ASPH lens-flare
From: Ken Wilcox <wilcox@tir.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 16:14:02 -0400
References: <200103200241.SAA16204@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>

This is really surprising! I bought the ASPH because I was having an
occasional flare problem with my previous version 35. (plus the fact that I
could get it in thread mount) I have never had ANY noticeable flare with
the ASPH version. Perhaps there is a problem with you lens?

Ken Wilcox

At 6:06 +1100 3/21/1, a fine scholar, Andrew Nemeth wrote:

>> [ sideways remark by me that the 35mm M Summicron ASPH
>> flares easily ]
>
>I hate to be the bringer of bad news, but unlike some others
>on this list (ahem...), I have examples to back this statement up.
>
>See:
>
><http://nemeng.com/misc/flare1.jpg>   JPEG  35 KB
>
><http://nemeng.com/misc/flare2.jpg>   JPEG  38 KB
>

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