Halo problems with Nikon 20mm

[rbellphoto]

I was doing a night shoot a couple of days ago and noticed a weird halo around all the lights when using a Nikon 20mm/2.8. In the middle of the shoot, I switched over to my 28-105 and the halos disappeared. What could cause this problem?

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[Dexbana]

Any possibility that there is haze on or in the lens? Usually shows up with bright lights in a dark setting.

 

[rbellphoto]

Any possibility that there is haze on or in the lens? Usually shows up with bright lights in a dark setting.

That was my first thought too, but I've inspected the lens pretty carefully and can't find any evidence of haze/fungus on the optics. It's weird.

 

[nuclearjock]

I'd try cleaning the lens.

 

[Palouse]

Looks like a damp evening. Was the lens temporarily fogged?

 

[rbellphoto]

I'm going to run some more tests when I have time and see if it was a temporary thing. (I'm not too optimistic about that.)

 

[480sparky]

Looks like a damp evening. Was the lens temporarily fogged?

That was my thought the other day, but I couldn't post here due to a forum problem. Condensation on the lens.