At 07:45 PM 1/29/2000 PST, you wrote:
>i recently bought a MC 28/2 for a great price, but part of the price was a
>front element that has quite a bit of rubbed off, or scratched coating. the
>photos are wonderful, but the lens seems prone to flaring... much more so
>than the other MC zuiko wide angles i have.
>
>so my questions are:
>
>1) is this lens normally a flare prone lens?
>2) should i just find a good hood for it?
>3) or for the $40.00 i've heard, should i just replace the front element?
>
>like i said, the lens takes great photos, but the flare is bothersome. and
>as i shoot into the sun quite a bit............
>
>any suggestions?
>
>thanks, james.
If the scratches in the outer element are distinct, you could try filling
them in with a black marker. Try this at least as a last ditch effort
before replacing the element.
By all means get a lens shade, though it won't do much good if you are
including the sun in your frame.
Joel Wilcox
Iowa City, Iowa USA
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