Jostein wrote: >From: "Kostas Kavoussanakis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> On Sun, 18 Jun 2006, Boris Liberman wrote: >> >>> I dare say that every lens can be forced to flare. But Pentax >>> lenses are >>> definitely more resilient. >> >> I have heard that Pentax stretch the limits of the optical formula >> they chose for the 43. This makes it more flare-prone that you would >> like and expect; I have heard internal reflections being mentioned. > >It would have been interesting to see how the lens fared without the >extra UV-filter.
Probably a lot different. I've found the 43 Limited to be exemplary with regards to flare. Some have called it "the best lens I ever encountered" in some flare tests: http://luminous-landscape.com/columns/sm-03-01-12.shtml -- Mark Roberts Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com 412-687-2835 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
