Veiling flare is an overall even flare. What it does is reduce
contrast and saturation. My thinking is that if you had windows
showing in the scene, you might have inadvertantly caused some
flare of this sort, which would tend to open up the shadows in
the scene.
The FD 50mm 1.8 (I presume it is the breech lock considering you
were using a TX) was not a great lens for it's time. The
coatings were not great, and the lens was quite prone to flare.
The FA 50mm 1.4, from what I have read here, is a pretty darned
good lens, with excellent flare control, and superior sharpness
and contrast.
William Robb
----- Original Message -----
From: "dosk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 10:26 PM
Subject: Re: Comparing an FA 50mm 1.4 to an FD 50mm 1.8....
> Thanks, William...
>
> But I don't have a clue as to what a veiling flare is? And why
should it
> cause the old Canon to take a more evenly balanced and less
contrasted
> exposure than the Pentax lens?
>
> Skip
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