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Flare was one of the real difficulties in early complex lenses. Even a simple four-element lens if uncoated can reflect around 35% of the light hitting it, causing scatter and loss of contrast.

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The best aperture is around f/5.6, with only a little drop-off right through to f/16. f/22 should be avoided as its sharpness is poor, but then we probably rarely want to use a 300mm lens at f/22.