Tuesday, February 12, 2002, 2:09:11 PM, Aaron wrote: AR> On Monday, February 11, 2002, at 06:38 PM, Frantisek Vlcek wrote:
>> Hi Sherwin, as was said, stop worrying. Every lens flares, EVERY ONE, >> "ghostless" coating or not, AR> I still haven't managed to flare the 75mm f2.8 AL yet. Believe me, I've AR> been trying! AR> -Aaron Hi Aaron, have you tried a black velvet with 500w halogen light in center of it, off-center in frame, exposing _for the velvet_ ? :) I know that's extreme but in concerts I often get least extreme but still similar situations, with spotlight right into lens. And what about a sun just after rain, the "reflector" variety I wrote about, again exposing not for sun but for backlit subject? Always with lightsource to side of frame, not centered. If the 75/2.8 still doesn't flare, that's indeed very impressive! But anyway, if the light difference is big enough, there is flare. Even in super-superMC transmits 99.99 light. But I admit, in most shooting situations, this doesn't show (OTOH, I have had flare even on SMC primes, with sun striking the front element, not in frame, exposing for shadowed subject. It was pretty modern SMC, on F prime. Needless to say, this type of flare is solved by "perfect" hood) Good light, Frantisek Vlcek - 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 .
