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In the spirit of the "ultimate bokeh" thread, let us see some flare. Some lenses are more prone to flare than others. In some shots it's used intentionally and creatively. In other shots it's just an annoyance and ruins the whole image. Creative or annoying. Glaring or subtle. Got flare? Post it.
Please provide lens and camera specifications.
Here's a CV 28/1.9 on a CLE:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2020/2078723208_59355ef841.jpg?v=0
Good Idea, Ray ! Did you have a hood on that Ultron ?
Not as nicely positioned as yours, but these are (annoying)
ghosts and flare drawn by a Canon 50/1.2 (on M3):
http://ferider.smugmug.com/photos/95836019-L.jpg
http://ferider.smugmug.com/photos/131857385-L.jpg
Best,
Roland.
what was the source of flare in these shots, Roland?
hans voralberg
12-01-2007, 11:33
My guess for the first one is the sun, the second one table light at right ?
My flare, Zenzanon 40/4 @ f8 on Bronica ETR. I like the flare, i put it there delbrately :D Shame about the 5 blades aperture
http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/3347/img127hy2.jpg
This is to my eye nice flare, the type often called "glow". Pentax SMC-M 35mm F/2, wide open, yellow green filter, HP5.
Now if I could better predict it!
My guess for the first one is the sun, the second one table light at right ?
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yeah, but neither looks like the "typical" flare situation (e.g., shooting directly toward the source.
I like the flare in your shot, btw. Lens some eeriness/mystery.
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This is to my eye nice flare, the type often called "glow". Pentax SMC-M 35mm F/2, wide open, yellow green filter, HP5.
Now if I could better predict it!
nice smooth low contrast look.
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crawdiddy
12-01-2007, 12:31
This is to my eye nice flare, the type often called "glow". Pentax SMC-M 35mm F/2, wide open, yellow green filter, HP5.
Now if I could better predict it!
I agree, very nice use of flare. And you're right, this is when I miss the old SLR. Btw, I like your avatar. Curious how you came across this image.
crawdiddy
12-01-2007, 12:37
In the spirit of the "ultimate bokeh" thread, let us see some flare. Some lenses are more prone to flare than others. In some shots it's used intentionally and creatively. In other shots it's just an annoyance and ruins the whole image. Creative or annoying. Glaring or subtle. Got flare? Post it.
Please provide lens and camera specifications.
Here's a CV 28/1.9 on a CLE:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2020/2078723208_59355ef841.jpg?v=0
Ray, your flare example is a little hard to figure out. I see the aperture blade signature on the subject's butt (hmmmm... is this one of the literals that gets "interpolated" with a bunch of asterisks? we'll find out, won't we?). And then I see a second set on her calves. Makes for an interesting, but in this case unfortunate, phenomenon. Who would have thunk it? Not I.
Crawdiddy-
Which image are you curious about? The one I posted or my avatar?
The doggy shot is from a hiking trip with my brother and his dog, backlit through the trees. The lens was shaded from the sun by one of the trees.
The avatar is of my hiking boots and rad counter, tools for my other (closely related) hobby, finding and photographing abandoned mines and industrial facilities. Natural light, FP4, Pentax M 100 F/4 macro at maybe F/11.
See my Gallery for examples.
Did I answer your question?
RayPA's shot looks like it was taken with the sun just out of the frame, directly above the subject's head. I'd bet the viewfinder was flaring badly too. True?
crawdiddy
12-01-2007, 12:56
Crawdiddy-
Which image are you curious about? The one I posted or my avatar?
The doggy shot is from a hiking trip with my brother and his dog, backlit through the trees. The lens was shaded from the sun by one of the trees.
The avatar is of my hiking boots and rad counter, tools for my other (closely related) hobby, finding and photographing abandoned mines and industrial facilities. Natural light, FP4, Pentax M 100 F/4 macro at maybe F/11.
See my Gallery for examples.
Did I answer your question?
I like the dog photo. Looks like it's ready to sniff out some varmints, if not some uranium. The flare in the photo is subtle, and glow-like as you said. It was the geiger counter shot in your avatar that intrigued me. Where does one look for radiation? I'm thinking Utah, but the trees in your shot look mmore like Nevada/California. Anyhoo, I like the photo. I've been watching geiger counters on ebay lately. And wondering if all the cold war units still out there function after all these years.
Where is the flare on the fist shot?
crawdiddy
12-01-2007, 13:07
Where is the flare on the fist shot?
On the subject's butt, and another flare on her calves.
hans voralberg
12-01-2007, 13:08
On her rear end
@ RayPA: It better be lol, that's a graveyard gate i shot
RayPA's shot looks like it was taken with the sun just out of the frame, directly above the subject's head. I'd bet the viewfinder was flaring badly too. True?
Yes, there was quite a bit of VF flare. Here's the full-frame version:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2093/2079009260_5a828bd539.jpg?v=0
Zen-shooter
12-01-2007, 13:11
couple of mine taken with the R-D1S + 14/2.8 Nikkor ED
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1013/992973367_e70ab2fe2b.jpg
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1389/1425669164_1a100feabc.jpg
couple of mine taken with the R-D1S + 14/2.8 Nikkor ED
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good/appropriate flare! both pretty much directly into the source!
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Zen-shooter
12-01-2007, 13:19
Thanks Ray,
It's pretty much a guarantee to have 14/2.8 flare when pointed towards the sun (with it's wide angle-in-all). I thought about getting the earlier 15mm Nikkor but learned this one flares even worse.
On the plus side, I do like the star-like effect of the sun when the aperture is squeezed to F11.
Mackinaw
12-01-2007, 13:21
Canon 50/0.95 at F0.95 on Fuji 1600.
http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/109613-2/50mm+F0_95+Gaylord.jpg
Crawdiddy-
I live in the Seattle area, and no there's precious little uranium here; the geology is just wrong for it. I got the counter after a trip to Utah, having learned a little about the history of the Canyonlands and Arches neighborhood through the cold war era.
Later I learned there were uranium mines in the Spokane area and had to get a look for myself, took the counter more for personal edification than anything. Getting myself hurt wasn't part of the plan, you know?
Anyway, my counter works fine and I've gathered that many do, but read up before you buy- there's a lot of junk out there. The most likely thing to fail on them, the geiger tube, would be difficult to get and maybe cost as much as the whole unit. Best bet is probably a modern one.
The old Civil Defense models are also "blind" to alpha radiation, which means it can't alert you about radon. And that means entering underground uranium mines is still a really BAD idea!
The dog is actually a pretty poor hiking companion, she gets stuck easily and seems oblivious to minerals as a whole.
Canon 50/0.95 at F0.95 on Fuji 1600.
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that's unfortunate!
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Mackinaw
12-01-2007, 13:43
that's unfortunate!
This lens can flare wildly if there's a real bright highlight in the picture. I've seen some 50/0.95 pics (not mine) with thin, concentric circles ringing the edge of the frame. I kind of like it, in that you never know what you're going to get. Makes taking pictures a real surprise.
Jim B.
Big Hairy Bee
12-01-2007, 19:33
Leica IIIF w/Summitar 50 perhaps f4 or 5.6 on Kodak BN400
Deliberately took my Yashica Electro's lens out of it's comfort zone to see what it would do ... with an interesting result. How did this camera deserve such an iconic lens? :p
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g196/wheelie52/RFF%20Storage/yasicafuji_25-1.jpg
crawdiddy
12-01-2007, 19:43
Leica IIIF w/Summitar 50 perhaps f4 or 5.6 on Kodak BN400
Interesting case of flare, BHB. I see a little bit behind the subject's right hand, but I suppose the area of light which appears to emanate upwards from the pail is also flare? If so, it seems an unlikely direction for it to take, mainly because it doesn't seem oriented through the central area of the lens, as flare usually does.
Am I missing something here? What made it do that?
*edit* Btw, beautiful photo.
Big Hairy Bee
12-01-2007, 19:59
Interesting case of flare, BHB. I see a little bit behind the subject's right hand, but I suppose the area of light which appears to emanate upwards from the pail is also flare? If so, it seems an unlikely direction for it to take, mainly because it doesn't seem oriented through the central area of the lens, as flare usually does.
Am I missing something here? What made it do that?
*edit* Btw, beautiful photo.
I have no idea! It wasn't planned or expected. It was a nice surprise when I picked up the prints though...
Chris101
12-01-2007, 20:09
Deliberately took my Yashica Electro's lens out of it's comfort zone to see what it would do ... with an interesting result. How did this camera deserve such an iconic lens? :p
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g196/wheelie52/RFF%20Storage/yasicafuji_25-1.jpg
I love that little 'space needle' thing!
Flare flare flare, I like using flare in some images as well! (sorry, some slr photos ahead)
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/149/426704824_1421ff0ed3_o.jpg
The bright light source flared here which made it all the more convincing if you ask me.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/152/426715632_e81a1fc6b5_o.jpg
Great sunrise over this temple village.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/212/471443179_c5729a6085_o.jpg
Superstar flare for my little camera!
mmmmmhmmmmm flare is a pain in the neck, especially with my canon 17-40 L and yashica lenses but in the end sometimes it just works out and makes an image all that much more interesting for me.
I love that little 'space needle' thing!
Where do these come from .... what actually causes that little formation in an image when light gets into a lens. I've seen it before and don't know enough technically to understand where it originates!
The 21mm Super Angulon will sometimes make very colourful flare if shooting contra jour. It's not an everytime sort of thing, but a prize to brighten a dull shot when you least expect it.
Glenn
So this would have been a good shot but the flare ruined it. :\
http://studentpages.scad.edu/~jmoore26/flare_bad.jpg
This shot into the sun with a 35mm Summaron was just begging for flare....
crawdiddy
12-01-2007, 20:45
Deliberately took my Yashica Electro's lens out of it's comfort zone to see what it would do ... with an interesting result. How did this camera deserve such an iconic lens? :p
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g196/wheelie52/RFF%20Storage/yasicafuji_25-1.jpg
Yep, that's a cool effect. Not a bad lens. Yashica electro, you said, but what lens? The Yashica's use a Copal leaf shutter, rather than focal plane, right? Could that have something to do with this strange and fortuitous effect? The shutter will be opening from the center, dilating and then contracting again. In addition, the usual effect of the diaphragm could add it's own signature. I don't know, it's odd.
This shot into the sun with a 35mm Summaron was just begging for flare....
That lower aberration looks like HAL from 2001: A Space Oddyssey!
I love that little 'space needle' thing!
That shows up on Jim's Canon 50/.95 image too; although, it is not as sharply defined.
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mackigator
12-01-2007, 21:07
(http://www.flickr.com/photos/clarkmackey/1446124342/)Oly XA. Kejimkujik Adjunct, Nova Scotia.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1117/1446124342_f35fbc020a.jpg
(http://www.flickr.com/photos/clarkmackey/1446124342/)Lumix LX1. Lake James, NC.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2181/1623478257_801abbf6d4.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/clarkmackey/1623478257/)
(http://www.flickr.com/photos/clarkmackey/1446124342/)
Here's one of a friend's kid playing Restaurant. Not my kid so I blocked out her head.
If I point my Summar towards the sun, things get interesting sometimes.
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=52572&d=1196572808
Film dino
12-01-2007, 21:32
Sydney winter sun
pesphoto
12-01-2007, 21:32
Besssa R and CV 35mm 2.5
http://www.paulshelaskyphotography.com/Photos/Equinox/Equinox6.jpg
Taken with my Sony DSC-40 point-n-shoot - F2.8 ISO80 at 1000 sec. Took it before I re-discovered real cameras again
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2111/2080047982_6688fef98a.jpg
what was the source of flare in these shots, Roland?
Both were night shots, Ray. In the first there was a Halogen light hanging from
the ceiling, in the second a candle just outside the frame.
Interesting photos in this thread.
Mastering the flare.
One of my faults. Can be hard worked to restore the reality...
Sigma 17-35 mm on my Maxxum 7. Fuji superia 400
http://www.tcb.ac.il/Extra/ToRff/flare.jpg
petronius
12-02-2007, 03:15
This was shot with a Zorki I and Industar-22 - no lens shade.
Thanks for the thread Ray.
It seems there are good and bad flares. I don't like flare with "ghost" aperture blades, that's (very) bad flare IMHO. I suspect that it's a problem of SLR lenses rather than RF lenses, but some pictures here prove me wrong. I had the same kind of ghost with my Pentax SMC 50/1.7, but I've never experienced that with any of my RF lenses: Industar 50, Jupiter 3, 8, 12, Elmar 50/3.5, Summitar, Nokton 50/1.5, Color Skopar 35/2.5 or Rigid Summicron, or Planar ZM. (I didn't own them all at the same time; at this moment I have only the Summitar, Skopar and Planar)
1. FSU lenses
Industar 50 (1976) : bad flare control, not pleasant.
Jupiter 3 (1953): no good flare control, but ok.
Jupiter 8 (1955): good flare control, or at least pleasant flare effect.
Those FSU lenses have been used without hood, so I guess their resistance to flare can be improved with the appropriate hood.
2. Leica lenses
Elmar uncoated (1939): good flare control, no problem when shooting almost into the sun. I’ve always used this lens with the FISON hood
Summitar coated (1953)/uncoated (1940): bad flare control without the hood, good flare control with its barndoor hood, which I use most of the time.
Summicron (1961): bad to terrible flare control without hood, better with its hood.
3. CV lenses
Nothing to say. Excellent flare control so far.
Below some pictures taken with J3, J8, Elmar, Summitar and Summicron.
Cheers,
Marc
Jupiter 3 (1953): the sunlight affects the upper part of the picture. No bad.
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=52577&stc=1&d=1196594210
Jupiter 8 (1955): shot into the sun; pleasant flare imo.
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=52578&stc=1&d=1196594228
Elmar uncoated (1939): no flare issue; here I didn’t shot straight into the sun, but almost, as you can see from the shades. Good lens.
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=52580&stc=1&d=1196594421
Summitar (1953): I wanted to have some flare effect here, the result is not bad.
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=52581&stc=1&d=1196594357
Summicron (1961): surprise, there’s flare here! Shot inside, in a café. I didn’t thought diffuse incident light would produce flare here, let alone the Summicron couldn’t handle it. Bad!
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=52582&stc=1&d=1196594370
Expected behavior, I think. As long the length of the lens, more flare to expect. The light is reflected before falling on the sensor or film. (D)SLR way of life.
A two frame panorama of rainy sunrise:
http://www.sikaheimo.com/kuvat/valokuvia/sadenousuraamit.jpg
pentax *ist d and sigma 24/1.8
This was shot with a Zorki I and Industar-22 - no lens shade.
That's interesting looking!! I haven't seen that before!
@Marc: you've got some nice flaring in some of those. I like the J3 (1953) example.
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Besssa R and CV 35mm 2.5
http://www.paulshelaskyphotography.com/Photos/Equinox/Equinox6.jpg
pretty good for this impressive little lens.
A two frame panorama of rainy sunrise:
http://www.sikaheimo.com/kuvat/valokuvia/sadenousuraamit.jpg
pentax *ist d and sigma 24/1.8
Nice. This is stitched?
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Andrew Sowerby
12-02-2007, 10:24
I get strange circular flare with my Olympus Stylus Epic:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/61/186345302_349a6b0971.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/74/185960369_a904b4acd8.jpg
I get strange circular flare with my Olympus Stylus Epic:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/61/186345302_349a6b0971.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/74/185960369_a904b4acd8.jpg
Wow weird. Are sure aliens weren't trying to contact you? And you didn't reply ... :D
Shooting straight into these stage lights had a strange effect on my 35mm Hexanon ... the flare appears to radiate out from the gutarist!
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g196/wheelie52/RFF%20Storage/Hexanon35022.jpg
Epimetheus
12-03-2007, 01:30
I have to say that this particular flare is not the lenses fault. I think it has more to do with the infrared filter used without lens hood.
Taken with Sigma 20mm F1.8
http://markuspuustinen.com/images/2007_08_17_mars.jpg
For Keith, another one of those alien things, landing in my street.
Canon 50/1.2 on the M4, Neopan 400.
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=52635&d=1196676463
And one with the sun. One from the very first roll of B&W that I shot and processed myself, since rediscovering film in 2005.
CV 35/2.5, HP5+.
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=52636&d=1196677249
For Keith, another one of those alien things, landing in my street.
Canon 50/1.2 on the M4, Neopan 400.
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=52635&d=1196676463
I always suspected that damned thing came from Canberra! :D
LeicaTom
12-03-2007, 04:10
http://www.members.aol.com/Winkermeister/Nikkorsample13.jpeg
Here`s one of the latest photos I`ve taken that I can remember that`s "flared" for me, shot with a Leica IIIC K body and an early 1950`s Nippon Kogaku Nikkor f2.0 50mm using Kodak 400ASA Blk N Wht C-41
(no hood - but I found a 40.5 mm threaded Nippon Kogaku hood someplace, I just have to go pick it up sometime)
I think it worked out to my advantage (note upper left corner and some "glow" around her head) this lens is crystal clear but has some fine cleaning marks, so I think that`s why it flared this time......if you look at other regular shots taken that day with it the lens it all looks normal - after my f1.5 50mm Canon this lens is one of my favorites
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=47061
Enjoy!
Tom
PS: 500 posts finally!
http://www.members.aol.com/Winkermeister/Nikkorsample13.jpeg
I love it Tom!
LeicaTom
12-03-2007, 04:38
I love it Tom!
Yeah she`s a doll.....we`ve shot a few times together already and she`s my hair stylist as well for my Retro shoots, I just haven`t been shooting much lately while my Father`s been very sick and I`m his caregiver, so I`m hoping he recovers soon, just things don`t bounce back that quickly at 85 years young
I think I may have a shoot shoot today around 2pm with one of my all time favorite`s - Miss Abigail
(that`s a 1960`s chrome Minox B she`s holding - if you noticed LOL!) * follow the link*
http://img5.modelmayhem.com/061229/08/45951c3900201.jpg
I think we are doing some Victoria`s Secret lingerie and I`m using my M6 and my IIIC ( Kugellager chrome body) with a f1.5 50mm Canon and the f2.0 50mm Nikkor today.......
I`ll post a thread later with results.... see if I can "flare" the Nikkor again ;)
Tom
Here is a funky one, might have been amplified by PS:
http://ferider.smugmug.com/photos/6725439-O.jpg
Zuiko 28/3.5.
And a 40mm Summicron-C photo:
http://ferider.smugmug.com/photos/48878735-L.jpg
"Leica glow" :)
Andrew Sowerby
12-04-2007, 19:56
Wow weird. Are sure aliens weren't trying to contact you? And you didn't reply ... :D
It usually happens at full aperture with back light ... I didn't sense an alien presence. I can be a bit slow on the up-take, however.
Sometime I kinda like what an old collapsible Summicron can do
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=52734&d=1196826910
collapsible Summicron @ f4.0 or so
and sometimes I don't
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=52737&d=1196826958
collapsible Summicron @ f2.8 or so.
Guess, I wasn't watching my back.
5273452737
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And a 40mm Summicron-C photo:
http://ferider.smugmug.com/photos/48878735-L.jpg
"Leica glow" :)
I'll bet that guy was getting some flare, Roland!!
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Never never ever ever point your 50mm Dual Range Summicron toward the sun.
Never never ever ever point your 50mm Dual Range Summicron toward the sun.
it is a flare prone lens. this is without a hood:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2114/2090856431_7a1e90ea66.jpg?v=0
shadowfox
12-06-2007, 09:55
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/113/316234262_b7c20be1b5_o.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/154/402117029_f6f5fe50f2_o.jpg
Here's a shot that's been puzzling me. I took it with a Rokkor 40/2 on a CL over Thanksgiving in Newburyport, MA on Kodak HD 400. The mid-afternoon sun was well to my left, and I was using a lens hood. I'd suspect a light leak or a shutter problem but it's the only shot with the problem and the camera was thoroughly overhauled last year. (The shot is in mid-roll, I didn't change lenses during the roll, and I try to avoid pointing the camera at the sun. I had a half-case on the camera as well.)
As I scanned this image just now, I looked closely at the film strip and saw that the "flare" extends into the area beyond the frame and crosses the sprocket holes on top. I wonder: drugstore-processing error or something else?
Brian Sweeney suggests to blacken the aperture blades to reduce flare.
Brian Sweeney suggests to blacken the aperture blades to reduce flare.
Interesting... Most of my lenses seem to have blackish blades already, but I can still imagine how a bright light might bounce off them. What's the best way to do it?
crawdiddy
12-07-2007, 20:04
Here's a shot that's been puzzling me. I took it with a Rokkor 40/2 on a CL over Thanksgiving in Newburyport, MA on Kodak HD 400. The mid-afternoon sun was well to my left, and I was using a lens hood. I'd suspect a light leak or a shutter problem but it's the only shot with the problem and the camera was thoroughly overhauled last year. (The shot is in mid-roll, I didn't change lenses during the roll, and I try to avoid pointing the camera at the sun. I had a half-case on the camera as well.)
As I scanned this image just now, I looked closely at the film strip and saw that the "flare" extends into the area beyond the frame and crosses the sprocket holes on top. I wonder: drugstore-processing error or something else?
Did you fly commercial with this film possibly? Could it be Xray exposure?
Did you fly commercial with this film possibly? Could it be Xray exposure?
Nope, we drove amateur. :D
I think it's either a slip-up at the drugstore or I let the camera sit at just the wrong angle to the sun for a while. (The latter seems unlikely, though, as we were walking along the docks all the time and I was shooting fairly regularly.) Maybe I'll take one of the little 12-shot ASA 800 rolls I got from David M. and give the camera a torture test.
Interesting... Most of my lenses seem to have blackish blades already, but I can still imagine how a bright light might bounce off them. What's the best way to do it?
Michael,
Brian has a thread about it at some website. He even posted photos before/after blackening the aperture blades of a Menopta. There is a significant reduction in glare.
M3 with Canon f1.2 50mm ... Kodak Plus-X
This was deliberate I must admit ... I knew it would flare but I wanted to see how much. I love this lens! :)
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g196/wheelie52/RFF%20Storage/ScrubCreek027.jpg
Keith,
I sometimes do what you have done above. I see the "shine" in one of the edges of the viewfinder, but I let it be.
Just an addition for flare: here are some flare test results from my lens testing of 35mm-40mm in which I joined forces with Roland in comparing 26 lenses.
http://ferider.smugmug.com/gallery/2826382#P-1-15
Here is some unique flare for you. Took my M3 to a friend's brithday party this weekend. This one women who was there brought a dSLR. Everytime I went for a shot, she would whipped her dSLR up and took a photo of me. Looks like our timing was just a hair out of syncon this one.
http://backpages.kpraslowicz.com/albums/mel25/3-07.jpg
Industar 50/3.5 on M3 :
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/107/280031573_fba0fdf780.jpg
Just developed this, along with a lot of others.
Schneider 47/8 on 6x9. I love the way this lens "fails" to handle harsh lighting.
Exposure was 15 seconds at F/16. HP5 and Rodinal.
robster180
12-27-2007, 01:31
as it's the only lens I own...
Zeiss 35/2 Biogon, from Victoria Peak, Hong Kong
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=53755&stc=1&d=1198747817
This one was deliberate, right into the low afternoon sun to see what sort of flare might appear. I was out using for the first time a new 35mm f2 Asph Pentax... I'm surprised at the effect, lots of flare around the source but no "artifacts".
From the first outing w/ a coated Elmar 50/3.5, pushing the envelope while avoiding the sun...
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2156/2142266859_5126198290.jpg?v=0
dazedgonebye
12-27-2007, 20:51
Agfa pinhole camera.
Lensless flare....
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2120/1967281894_12f25ae40a_o.jpg
dazedgoneby-
I had no idea this was possible!
Come to think of it, what we see in the image must be reflections from the edges of the aperture. Correct? Or am I missing something basic about the pinhole?
Here's one from my Leica IIIf and Jupiter-3. Never seen the Jupiter do this before. It's on 4 or 5 pictures from that day, but nowhere else on the roll.
boobbbers
12-29-2007, 11:51
Sitacon RX-7
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v326/boobbbers/02910014.jpg
Try and spot the lens flare!
saxshooter
12-29-2007, 12:55
21mm Elmarit pre-ASPH on an Epson RD-1 -- no hood. Forgot what f-stop.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v220/saxshooter/EPSN3537.jpg
dazedgonebye
12-29-2007, 14:29
dazedgoneby-
I had no idea this was possible!
Come to think of it, what we see in the image must be reflections from the edges of the aperture. Correct? Or am I missing something basic about the pinhole?
I would have to guess that you are describing what we are seeing. I like the effect at times.
Beneficial flare -- 50mm f/1.5 Leitz Summarit at f/1.5 on Leica M4-2:
http://jlw97.fatcow.com/gallery/thumbs/lrg-4-83-07-10-35_50.jpg
Spooky flare (look at the complex structure at the right edge!) -- 50mm f/0.95 Canon at f/0.95 on Canon 7s:
http://homepage.mac.com/jlw/drags/drags400/02-08-01_10.JPG
Big Hairy Bee
01-17-2008, 08:33
Not a RF but from a Tamron 17-35 on a Canon XTi. The flare on the bike frame is odd... (to me)
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