Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]grduprey@rockwellcollins.com wrote: > Rolfe > > Yes I agree. I am wondering if the use of one of the newer multicoated > design UV filters would also help. I was at the local camera shop today at > noon and got a brochure of Hoya's offerings. I will also check some of the > other filter offerings to see what they have which may help. > > I am going to keep the lens for now and just be careful of the content of > the scene, as outside the flare problem I like the lens. It is nothing I > can't work around. > > Gene Gene, FWIW, I am using a modern UV filter on my TE. Here is a portrait I made with mine at maximum aperture on, I think, Fuji Reala. There is no Photoshop work other than levels and curves and no unsharp masking applied. I think it hangs together pretty well. Admittedly, this was not a worst case situation for flare, but I was shooting into a big white overcast sky, which can sometimes cause problems. http://berkshire.ldp.com/~rolfe/joshandrebecca0002.jpg Rolfe - -- Rolfe Tessem Lucky Duck Productions, Inc. rolfe@ldp.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html