Zeiss 85mm lens flare (1 Viewer)

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SteveCA

Active member

• Aug 15, 2007

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I just bought a 85mm Diascope and find that the scope exhibits quite a bit of lens flare (in photographic terms). Has anyone had luck with reducing the annoying flare (when the sun hits the objective lens) using multi-coated filters?

I've used B+W MRC UV haze filters on my camera lens with good luck, but have not tried them on the scope.

 

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SteveCA

Active member

• Sep 11, 2007

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Well I finally answered my own question by ordering a B+W multicoated uv haze filter from B+H Photo.

There was zero improvement using this filter on the scope. It still exhibits dramatic lens flare whenever the sun hits the objective lens. With the filter it happens more frequently as it protrude out further.

Aside from the lens flare issue, I am very happy with this scope. I guess I'll carry a piece of cardboard to hold over the scope when needed...

Steve

 

Pinewood

New York correspondent

• Sep 11, 2007

• #3

Does extending the built-in lens hood help?

Happy bird watching,
Arthur Pinewood

 

jcwings

Well-known member

• Sep 11, 2007

• #4

Pinewood said:

Does extending the built-in lens hood help?

Happy bird watching,
Arthur Pinewood

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This was going to be my question. I've never experienced lens flare from the objective lens with the hood extended. However, I have had lens flare from the exit lens when digiscoping beccause I use a point-and-shoot digital and there is some distance between the camera lens and the eyepiece. Enough to let the sun in anyway. This is ususally remedied by shielding this gap with my hand to block the sun.

 

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SteveCA

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• Sep 11, 2007

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Pinewood said:

Does extending the built-in lens hood help?

Happy bird watching,
Arthur Pinewood

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Yes, but only if it completely prevents any sun from hitting the objective lens, which doesn't work if you are looking at an object in the direction of the sun or even close.

I decided to return the MRC UV haze filter as it protrudes so far out that the sun hits it too much of the time now.