On Wednesday, December 05, 2001 at 16:39, ll.clark@xxxxxxxxxxx
<olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote re "Re: [OM] The SC MC Debate again" saying:
> In <4.3.2.7.2.20011204230130.05629b60@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, on 12/04/01 at
> 11:27 PM,
> "John A. Lind" <jlind@xxxxxxxxxxxx> said:
>
> >IMHO, much more ado about SC versus MC is made than the benefit
> >provided by an MC lens. There are aspects of the lens design that
> >have a much greater effect on contrast and flare resistance than going
> >from SC to MC.
>
> Listen, oh brothers, to the clear voice of reason...
Hah!
Yeah, just stick to small-aperture non-retro Tessars like the days before
coating. Forget big (> 3.5) apertures or zooms. Always have the light at
your back, and shoot in the dark. Have a bellows lens hood. That's the way
to avoid flare.
tOM
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