Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Take the lens off and stop it down. Hold it up to a light source and look through the rear element. See if there is a shadow cast by the diaphragm on the lens element immediately behind it. My second-generation Summicron has a hazy element at this position. Mike D - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fred Rosenberg" <fdr@netidea.com> To: "Leica Users" <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Monday, November 05, 2001 1:46 AM Subject: [Leica] [Leica} 50mm Summicron-M and flare > Greetings, > I use a 1970's Summicron that flares in a back lit situation > including any sky (as little as 10-20% of the frame). Contrast is > essentially reduced to zilch across the entire frame. A recent cleaning > hasn't changed a thing. It's always used with a hood. What gives? Is > this characteristic of the vintage and are the newer versions less prone > to flaring? > Thanks for any thoughts. > Fred > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html