Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/28
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>Karen
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>Tried the hood and it does not fix this problem. Thought one of the newer
>UV with the super multi-coatings would help reduce the tendency. I hear
>the latest Hoya and H+K MRC filters are really good in this area.
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>Gene
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>>Rolfe
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>>Yes I agree. I am wondering if the use of one of the newer multicoated
>>design UV filters would also help. I was at the local camera shop today
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>>noon and got a brochure of Hoya's offerings. I will also check some of
>the
>>other filter offerings to see what they have which may help.
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>A filter will only increase flare, not decrease it (more surfaces to
>bounce off of). The problem isn't UV light bouncing around, it's
>visible light.
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>Try a lens hood, does wonders.
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>Karen Nakamura
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Karen is quite right. Nearly all filters can only increase flare;
only polarizers can reduce _some_ types of flare at times. UV filters
can never reduce flare.
Check the archives.
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