Re: AW: Wanted: lens hood

[Mat Maessen]

I've actually never shot with the lens wide open. It does look a bit 
soft on the focusing screen though, especially at the wide end. Stopped 
down to 5.6 or smaller, the pictures look tack sharp. And the extra bit 
of light in the viewfinder is useful when I'm shooting w/ flash indoors 
(did a wedding almost entirely with this lens. Bride and groom were 
pleased).
It does seem to flare a lot more easily than most of my other lenses 
though...

-Mat

keller.schaefer wrote:
I have tried the RH-B70 lens shade but I don't think it helps that much
anyway. It is very wide, to allow for the 35mm, so it really does nothing at
105mm.
As good as this lens is, it really is a 4,5/35-105 with a one stop wider
opening for easy focussing...
At 3.5 it is very soft and image quality improves dramatically if you stop
down a little bit.
Sven