I would agree based on my experience with the 75-150 f/4 zoom. I used
it on an occultation of the Pleiades by the moon a few years
ago...the flare from the moon was, well, overpowering. A good lens in
the daytime but not with a bright light source in the frame. --greg
> 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
>
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