Originally Posted by
Mark Sampson
Which reminds me of the lens I owned, about 1978, that had the worst flare I've ever seen. (Non-LF alert) It was a Leica 90mm f/4 Elmar from the 1950s... it had a satin-chrome nameplate ring around the front element, and a steep angle to the strongly-curved front element as well. (The words and numbers were in black.) There was no way you could have a light source anywhere near the subject, much less any backlighting, or a sheet of flare would cover the whole image. I only kept it for three months or so... I still have and use the Leica M3 I'd used the lens on, but I was cured right then and there of any delusions that Leitz designs were necessarily superior.
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