At 03:05 PM 6/7/1998 +0200, you wrote:
>PCACala@xxxxxxx wrote:
>>
>> Interesting possible thread. I find the 24 mm f/2.8 single coated Zuiko
real
>> bad on backlight flare - unusable in fact if the sun can't be eliminated.
>> Anyone else want to offer cautions for particular optics? Anyone with a
>> favorite optic for backlight situations with a lightsource in or near the
>> frame?
>
>Hmmm, IMHO the 24mm/2.8 MC-version at least is doing quite well in
>situations with the sun in the frame. Of course, you do see some flare,
>but it doesn't dominate the picture.
>The worst results I ever got, were with the 75~150mm/4.0. With the low
>sun just outside the frame, I wanted to picture an elepants head (in the
>zoo of course, in march) with the steam from the nostrils and all the
>bristly hairs on the trunk beautifully backlit. Well, on the slide she
>was artistically balancing a set of colourful octagonal balls on the tip
>of her trunk. Quite funny indeed, but far from the picture I had in
>mind.
>So from the limited set of lenses at my disposal, I'd rate this one the
>most flare-prone.
>Cheers,
>Soenke, Hamburg
>
Soenke,
Interesting to compare notes on the 75-150. I've taken sunset shots with
this lens -- several with the sun in the shot and at oblique angles (i.e.,
far right of the frame, several degrees above the horizon yet) -- with no
hint of flare. Mine could be MC (no letter next to "Zuiko"), but I always
thought this lens somewhat a remarkable performer.
Joel
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