Rolleicord lens vs Rolleiflex 3.5

Mark Layne said:

My experience with 2.8 F Xenotars and Planars are that they are very flare prone in backlight at wide apertures, much more so than the 3.5F's which are felt by most to be the better lenses. But it is hair splitting.
Mark

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Here's a shot taken with my 2.8C Planar, handheld, at f2.8 and 1/60th while sitting at a bar looking out towards the windows. The focal point is the tip of the next barstool, which is sharp. I don't see how you can say that flare is a problem -- this is an image that should show lots of flare and it's well controlled by the lens. YMMV as always.