Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/12/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Flare suppression is very important to me. I don't like the way that the six element 50/2 Summicrons flare from light sources that are hard to see in the viewfinder. I prefer lenses that flare predictablyso I use a different 50/2. My 35/1.4 asph flares, but I can mostly tell when it is going to happen, so it bothers me less. Marty On Sun, Dec 6, 2009 at 2:09 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: >> That's what I'm saying Mark - the f1 is remarkably flare resistant, >> the 0.95 less so. ?You can make the f1 flare, but it takes some >> concerted effort and I've never seen flare from that lens in normal >> use, unlike just about every other lens I've ever used. ?The f1 >> Noctilux ius definitely the most flare-resistant lens I've ever used. >> >> Marty > > > Your right Marty sorry dyslexia strikes every five minutes when it comes to > me still I think we're talking about two lenes with almost no flare issues. > A good reason to pick another parameter to discuses with them. > Flare also to me never that big a reason to think about a lens. > > I actually do ?have one lens that I use which has a flare issue which I > have > to think about. > And when I use it I'm just a little bit more careful and its no big deal. > And stopping down helps if it seems hard to avoid in a shot. > > Its my Nikkor 14mm 2.8. > ts only slightly haunted. > > I cost me a grand and a half. > Its way to heavy. > It doesn't have to be so fast. > But I do love it anyway. > > I'm sure if it was an f 3.5 there would be no flare issue. > It would performs twice as well and cost twice as less. > > > Mark William Rabiner > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >