Help identifying problem please!

[ajmiller]

just a quick update - I'm waiting for my latest batch of film to come back from the lab so I'll have a bit better idea when it does, especially as I've made some notes on weather, temperature, direction of light etc.
One question that did spring to mind this morning was: Is it possible to damage the lens coating by shooting into strong light/ sunlight?

 

[Ian Grant]

One question that did spring to mind this morning was: Is it possible to damage the lens coating by shooting into strong light/ sunlight?

No of course not, coatings are quite robust, physical wear and tear yes, sunlight no.

Ian

 

[AshenLight]

I've seen this as well with my C330s & 80mm. Using the lens shade eliminated the problem.

Ash

 

[Ian Grant]

just a quick update - I'm waiting for my latest batch of film to come back from the lab so I'll have a bit better idea when it does, especially as I've made some notes on weather, temperature, direction of light etc.
One question that did spring to mind this morning was: Is it possible to damage the lens coating by shooting into strong light/ sunlight?

Tony (there was a url link here which no longer exists) posted by Cheryl Jacobs illustrates clearly your exact problem, in her case the Bronica 75mm lens is Multicoated.

Ian

 

[ajmiller]

Ok - thanks!

 

[benjiboy]

The earlier lenses for the Mamiya C cameras especially the silver ones were only single coated and quite prone to flare, most of the later black ones were multi-coated.