Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have a third generation 50/2 which is subject to veiling flare. It is nowhere near as bad as my 90/2.8 T-E was but it is definitely there. I do not use filters and I had the lens cleaned -- which made no difference. The gentleman, whose radical solution I pointed out, also had a third gen 50/2 and by careful experimentation he found it was a reflection off the paint in the rear of the lens after the rear element. He made up his baffle and it was cured. I have not got around to doing the same on mine and I will probably try some flat black velvet first. However I see no reason to doubt him. It could be a matter of sample variation as I mentioned before. Certainly the 90/2.8 T-E either suffers from severe sample variation or there are some remarkably unfussy people out there! The lens tester who has mentioned the 50/2's propensity to flare is a controversial person on this list so let's just leave it at that. Again he did not say anything that I had not already experienced myself. If your lenses are not flaring, be happy. However that does not mean I have to be happy with mine if it is flaring... John Collier PS: I also corresponded with a UK list member who experienced the veiling flare problem with his brand new 50/2. Leica UK said it was normal but an independent found a lens element which had not been blacked around the edges. After that the lens was much improved. On Friday, March 21, 2003, at 06:59 PM, Rolfe Tessem wrote: > --On Friday, March 21, 2003 5:36 PM -0800 Mark Rabiner > <mark@rabinergroup.com> wrote: > >> John and others! For some reason I have not heard of this veiling >> flare >> on the 50/2. > > <snip> > > I'm with Mark on this...I've never seen anything close to veiling > flare on the 50/2 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html