I had this happen on a shot using a 35-80 f4.5-5.6 Pentax zoom(no hood) shooting southerly,into a hazy sun light wood scene last fall.I attributed this to not having my hood on.Could be the same at your end.
Dave ---- Begin Original Message ---- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 10:58:00 EST To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: wide-angle: pictures made with FA*24/2.0 and one examplefor �flare Bernd, � � I thought the flare was strange, very unusual. �Could it be a spot of sunlight or reflection hitting the lens front? �Looks like you have an initial spot plus a reflection on an inner element. � � � Were you using the big hood supplied with the lens? �Where was the sun? � � Regards, �Bob S. >> Pentax User Stouffville Ontario Canada Sign up today for your Free E-mail at: http://www.canoe.ca/CanoeMail - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .

