Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Fri, 22 June 2001, "Mxsmanic" wrote: > > Doug Herr asks: > > > How well is flare controlled with this lens? > > Well, I haven't noticed any thus far, but I haven't tried to force it to see how > it responds, and it is not a lens that I use every day (very large and heavy, so > I only use it when I need the focal length). I've noticed vignetting in some > situations (against blue sky, as one might expect), and that's about it, and I > always have a UV filter on my lenses, so I don't know how much is from the > filter. To be quite honest I was baiting you with that question because I've read reviews testing the 80-200 f/2.8 Nikkor and the Leica 70-180 APO (and the comparable Canon L lens) and one of the big differences in optical performance among the lenses was flare control (there was also a significant difference in vignetting). I'll let you guess which lens came out on top. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com ___________________________________________________ The ALL NEW CS2000 from CompuServe Better! Faster! More Powerful! 250 FREE hours! Sign-on Now! http://www.compuserve.com/trycsrv/cs2000/webmail/