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The Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 has horrific flare characteristics

Started May 4, 2014 | Discussions thread
Tom Axford Forum Pro • Posts: 10,100
All lenses produce flare around bright lights
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iamaelephant wrote:

I thought I'd mention this because I read several reviews before picking this lens up and none of them mentioned the flare on this lens. This is kind of a big deal because this is an ideal lens for night time shooting in cities or indoors where you'll find a lot of high contrast scenes with point light sources (fairy lights, neons, bright bulbs in dark areas etc).

Reviewers generally don't bother to mention characteristics that are common to all similar lenses. I have never encountered a lens that does not produce flare around point light sources at night.

If you know of a fast standard lens that is free from flare under such conditions, please tell us!

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