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Re: [OM] 50mm f/3.5 macro

Subject: Re: [OM] 50mm f/3.5 macro
From: Frank Ernens <fgernens@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 09 Jan 1999 12:36:13 +1100
Richard Schaetzl wrote:

> I recently tested the flare, ghosting performance of my 50mm lenses. For
> that purpose I´d photographed an lamp against an dark background,
> metering was on an greycard iluminated by the lamp.
> It was difficult to distinguish between an the SC and MC version of the
> 50mm/1.8 lens, in practical use this lenses should behave similar.

That hasn't been my experience. My SC 50mm 1.8 has a serious flare
problem. I would not dream of using it against the sun, or for
any daylight shot in summer. My "normal" lens is the 35-70mm f4,
which is multicoated and handles flare much better.



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