Steve, I can't do the comparison to the DA15/4 Limited. Were you talking about the SMC A15/4? In any case to answer Ken, I suppose that is flare or some such around the sun. Personally, I'm quite happy as none of my similar photos with the sun in frame show anything worse. No little dancing apertures parading across the photo like Bill alluded to or veiling flare. They have really started to bug me in movies and videos. If you've got better than this Ken, you should show us. Regards, Bob S.
On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 2:58 PM, steve harley <[email protected]> wrote: > on 2013-12-11 11:36 Bob Sullivan wrote > >> Here is a recent shot with the K-3 and new HD DA 15/4 Limited >> >> I liked the detail and how flare was under control with the sun in the >> image. >> >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17624225&size=md > > > alluring scene; yes, there is a slight violet flare (and some CA in the > branches), but it's far better than most lenses can do > > i'm curious what aperture that was shot at; i often shoot into the sun with > my SMC 15/4 and get good results; as pointed out to me by Alex, this test > suggests that HD and SMC versions of this particular lens have almost the > same flare characteristics and the major difference is due to the blades > (see the starburst): > > <http://www.pentaxforums.com/reviews/hd-pentax-limited-primes/aberrations-and-flare.html> > > however that is a night shot and i'd like to see a side-by side shot like > yours, of the SMC and HD 15mm in daylight too see whether HD improves > contrast substantially; that might be more important to me than the > starburst > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
