Re: [OM] ( OM ) Internal lens flare

[Winsor Crosby]

> On Sunday, September 08, 2002 at 9:48, Winsor Crosby
> <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote re "Re: [OM] ( OM ) Internal lens flare" saying:
>
> >  It is flare.  No lens is completely free of flare if you have the sun
> >  in the frame.  Some lenses are worse than others.  The amount of
> >  possible flare is roughly proportional to the number of elements in
> >  the lens.  Telephotos have more elements.  Fast lenses have more
> >  elements.  If you are going to take this kind of picture you probably
> >  need to select your slowest single focal length normal or longer lens
> >  with the best coatings.
> I suggest telephotos have fewer elements usually.
> Fast, zoom, and retrofocus wide angles are what push the element count up.
>
> tOM--
You're right. I meant zoom, not telephoto.
--
Winsor Crosby
Long Beach, California

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