Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/11/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My experience, in actual usage, is that the 35mm f/1.4 Summilux and 35mm f/2.8 Summaron-RF basically won't flare no matter what you do, and that a shade isn't needed. I shot a party using the Summaron-RF w/o shade and 35mm f/2 Summicron with shade. There was no comparison. The Summicron had a lot more flare, about the same as my uncoated 35mm f/3.5 Elmar from 1937. I don't think the Summicron's been on the camera since. Howard Sanner flagstad@mindspring.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html