[Leica] Unintended flare test of 90mm Elmarit-M

[jbcollier at shaw.ca (John Collier)]

This happens when direct sun (not in the frame) hits the lens 
obliquely. Most if not all lenses will do this.

John Collier

On Sep 1, 2004, at 4:35 PM, Oliver wrote:

> While scanning negatives from a recent outdoor event I noticed a 
> couple of
> frames with very noticeable flares. I posted one of them at
>   http://gallery.leica-users.org/OliverBrykPhotos/04Aug02_01  .
>
> I used a current model Elmarit-M 90mm/f2.8 on Kodak BW400CN, probably 
> at
> f/5.6, no filter, on 08/22/04 at about 1 p.m. local daylight time, with
> broken cloud cover. Is this flare typical of the 90mm Elmarit? 
> Although I
> have often made contre jour pictures I've not seen this kind of 
> diffused
> flare before.