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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.
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, 10:33
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, 11:31
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-
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?
crawdiddy
12-01-2007, 11:56
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. 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. Anyhoo, I like the photo.
Mackinaw
12-01-2007, 12:21
Canon 50/0.95 at F0.95 on Fuji 1600.
http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/109613-2/50mm+F0_95+Gaylord.jpg
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, 12:43
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, 18:33
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, 18:43
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, 18:59
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, 19:09
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!
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, 19:45
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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Film dino
12-01-2007, 20:32
Sydney winter sun
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.
petronius
12-02-2007, 02:15
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:
pentax *ist d and sigma 24/1.8
Nice. This is stitched
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
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, 18:56
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.
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, 19:04
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.
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, 00:31
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, 19:51
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.
saxshooter
12-29-2007, 11:55
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, 13:29
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.
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, 07:33
Not a RF but from a Tamron 17-35 on a Canon XTi. The flare on the bike frame is odd... (to me)
intentional. R-D1 with CV 40/1.4
Funny, I've been hunting flare with my T3 lately which is immense fun because it controls it so well...
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_AQeDz2d2-Ck/SXurPmDgndI/AAAAAAAAAt0/Dt_otwkW0p8/s1024/1562151-R2-045-21.jpg
bkrystad
03-05-2009, 21:31
Minolta CLE with M-Rokkor f/2 40mm. The small flares on the ripples of water are hard to see here, but on the 6x9 enlargement they are quite pronounced.
Frank Petronio
03-05-2009, 21:40
Some odd flare, 135 Xenar on 4x5
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3042/2993975970_da5d437087.jpg
Bessa r2a w/ vc 35mm 1.4 nokton
chanyapat
03-08-2009, 19:38
My Flare from MP+Summaron 35/3.5.
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj107/ta_pat/ChiangMaiBW2008-26.jpg
photophorous
03-10-2009, 13:25
Holga:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3021/2675412717_11e23db6b2.jpg
Canonet QL-17 GIII:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2110/1539151616_ebe3081a4a.jpg
Paul
the first one is shot with a cv 12mm on my rd1s, and the second--nicely distorted beyond all reason by the flare :) --was shot with an industar-61 l/d on the same camera.
I was looking for flare with the first shot, (Even typing that statement makes me think of the movie "Office Space.") In the second example, the light just got inside and bounced around and hit just about anything--including dirt and dust--it could find.
--michael
These three were all on the same roll; you might say I was on a roll with flare! Apricot tree and broken foundation were shot with a 45mm lens, and the rose bushes at the Mexican restaurant with a 165mm, using a Pentax 6x7. I must have caught a pair of space aliens holding hands in front of the roses that day... It's not a light leak, middle of the roll with shots ok on either side, maybe something reflecting strongly from the strip of lawn, or possibly a lab processing problem.
I got a nice flare here (looks like it's intentional but it actually wasn't). CV15, M8.
http://elfefe.zenfolio.com/img/v3/p378374249-3.jpg
elmer3.5
07-03-2009, 08:09
Hi, taken with an m6+summicron 50 and tri-x, bye
elmer3.5
07-15-2009, 08:14
Hi, rd1s, ultron 35 1.7
Jupiter-12, and Jupiter-8 with vented hood.
Nikon D90 with Nikkor 28mm f/2.8D:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3220/3147749155_d428690780.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/naql/3147749155/in/set-72157611504623959/)
i've seen circular flare from the summarit only on two occasions - both wide open - both with fairly strong light from the side. i wonder if it's not due to a reflection from the OEM lensshade and/or filter?
greetings from hamburg
rick
Papercut
07-21-2009, 14:42
4x5 pinhole flare (deliberate):
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3631/3576608683_e1bde35b43.jpg
CV 21/4 flare:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2445/3673072258_62f2095cb7.jpg
Nice shots, Kevin. How long did you have to sit for this one:
4x5 pinhole flare (deliberate):
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3631/3576608683_e1bde35b43.jpg
Papercut
11-18-2009, 10:08
as for the pinhole shot, the exposure was 15 seconds. Not too bad for f/150! :D
One from Olympus Mju II (Stylus Epic)
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2537/4055909251_23de7392f9.jpg
From an Summicron 35mm pre asph with hood.
My guess is the reflection of lights bouncing through the leaves and hit the lens at a strange angle.
After posting on this thread and reading through it. Well, I guess I found out where those people are coming from when they claim they got picture of UFO.
hasselblad 500cm with CF80mm shot on Kodak EPP 100 plus
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=75195&d=1259680892
My Konica Auto S1.6 exhibits some odd flaring.
here's the link:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pooroldpunch/3996665526/
from my Walz Electric 1.8:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3503/3714198780_010abaf68e.jpg
the vignetting is due to the shutter blades not fully opening at 1/1000 s. should have closed the aperture to at least f4 to control that. no idea though why the colors look so strange, the rest of the roll was ok.
hans voralberg
12-01-2009, 12:40
Canon 50/1.2 LTM flare, direct light
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2707/4150609821_7f4b07610e_b.jpg
M8 + Canon 50/.95, wide open... Venice, on Rialto Bridge. focus is definitely incorrect, but I kept the shot just to show how much this lensa can flare!
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=81443&stc=1&d=1285087837
ethics_gradient
09-21-2010, 09:10
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4086/5006275155_3de42f1b86_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/chadcullen/5006275155/)
Nikon 20mm f/2.8 + homemade tilt-shift adapter
jbielikowski
09-21-2010, 09:13
C/Y Zeiss Distagon 28/2.8 with erm T Star coating... sometimes its even worse.
http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/4453/img428s.jpg
M9 with Nocti 1.0
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4146/5011770919_fc70e32e34_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/38068178@N08/sets/
http://www.carstenranke.com
w-nikkor C, 35 1:2.5, ltm on leica CL
www.ivanlozica.com
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4151/5022249021_f9458b6414_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dotur/5022249021/)
1423dot2010 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dotur/5022249021/) by dotur (http://www.flickr.com/people/dotur/), on Flickr
arunrajmohan
09-25-2010, 05:48
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_B11zRRDgTnc/TJ39FsvCewI/AAAAAAAAASE/kKApfW83xMY/s512/XA%20Flare.jpg
Arista Premium 400 / D76
paulfish4570
09-25-2010, 07:23
Konica S III, fixed Hexanon 47/1.9:
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b206/fish280/Konica%20S%20III%209%2014%2010%20CVS%20400/R1-20A.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4085/5036878993_ba90843e62_b.jpg
With leica III and summar 5cm f/2
http://semilog.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Landscapes/Driving-into-a-thunderstorm/620868834_i8Lpx-L.jpg
35mm Summilux ASPH, Kodachrome.
f16sunshine
10-03-2010, 12:03
Incredible Moment. You really got this one its a complete story in one frame. Excellent!
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4085/5036878993_ba90843e62_b.jpg
With leica III and summar 5cm f/2
Here's some flare from the Norita 80mm f2
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4080/4811933472_085f4690b2_d.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Ywwd6CS3TNQ/TB3nDKMzh-I/AAAAAAAAB1E/Lh-I_9RLKgA/s1600/Provino-%239-00018.jpg
nokton 50/1,5 (IIRC)
porktaco
10-03-2010, 15:11
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4150/5045235479_b35754b0c4_b.jpg
canon p / cv nokton 50/1.5 ltm
Incredible Moment. You really got this one its a complete story in one frame. Excellent!
Thank you for the kind words :)
b.
p.giannakis
10-04-2010, 13:20
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VrVPauLGR6c/TKpC2b14m8I/AAAAAAAACeA/4xvPCAMppCw/s640/flare.jpg
Zeiss Ikon Nettar 518/16 - Ilford FP4 Plus
http://i647.photobucket.com/albums/uu192/krosya/gplens/10-23-2006-16.jpg
Industar 22,
Strangeluv
10-05-2010, 03:27
This is with the 35 C-Biogon WITH a hood.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4111/5022379597_52549104cb_b.jpg
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_kq9s0MiBzDg/TJwQUhMnvOI/AAAAAAAAACs/8Js0bqA8szU/s800/59010001.JPG
Hazy pre-war Elmar 50mm.
slantface
12-29-2010, 19:21
Leica M9
Leica Summilux 35mm f1.4 ASPH non-FLE
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1404/5168274979_5284b7f2a7_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jordandickinson/5168274979/)
statue face - 35mm summilux ASPH (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jordandickinson/5168274979/) by slantface (http://www.flickr.com/people/jordandickinson/), on Flickr
Nice shot Jordan. Very nice.
gekopaca
12-29-2010, 22:31
A really flary lens : C-Mount SOM-Berthiot Cinor 50mm f2 (here on my Pana DMC-GH1) - I love that lens
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4135/4884196093_3c4c40f4de_b.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4048/4466960167_10ed39a78a_m.jpg
Another flary lens : the wide-angle additive of my Ricoh GR-D :
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4128/4845699324_b60781b501_b.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4021/4586240287_a55b1039e4_m.jpg
kokoshawnuff
01-06-2011, 15:34
with an LTM CV 35 f/2.5 color-skopar
1970 Summicron 50/2.... just a little bit of flare...
http://craplens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/L1000355.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TJoIOqCCBFY/TPHONDpi0aI/AAAAAAAAbbM/bcfUEQ2tgMk/s1600/harvey+24.jpg
Crazy disco flare.
50mm 1.4 on my 5dmk2.
I had always thought that this was a light leak, but since it didn't reoccur, i figured it must be flare. very odd looking flare, i must say.
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5102/5580671473_63211af84e_b.jpg
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5065/5561276742_9f9832088b_z.jpg
Oly Trip 35
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5012/5477638755_a01f7231c5_b.jpg
M6 + 35/2 'cron
Coldkennels
04-09-2011, 16:17
Bobkatz, that's a stunning shot. Beautifully warm tone.
A couple of my favourite flares, both from the same roll of Provia 400X in a Lubitel 2:
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=85724&stc=1&d=1302394652
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=85723&stc=1&d=1302394652
Old thread, but why not.. Zeiss 21mm f/4.5 on an Ikon
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4005/4358167523_7e43f6b304_z.jpg
L David Tomei
04-24-2011, 13:34
Taken at Ninfa, an abandoned medieval town not far from my home. Shot with my 1932 Leica II with the original scratched, hazy Elmar f/3.5 5cm lens. It was digitized with a Nikon D70 on a PB-6 setup with a C.Z.J. 50mm f/2.8 Tessar.
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_m-TGxf0feNg/TbSUSzbmNVI/AAAAAAAAFi8/l5fA5_rJ_sY/Abandoned%20city.jpg
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5081/5248522617_3cd789c34e_b.jpg
Elmar 5cm 1:3.5 "red-scale"
slantface
04-25-2011, 17:41
Some odd flare from the 50 Lux ASPH. Managed to do it!!! yes, the lens is not impervious, which is good, IMHO
Leica M9
Leica Summilux 50mm f1.4 ASPH
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5295/5581917053_f120674d73_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jordandickinson/5581917053/)
303 Magazine Denver Fashion Week - 10 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jordandickinson/5581917053/) by slantface (http://www.flickr.com/people/jordandickinson/), on Flickr
Nico Hardy
06-06-2011, 16:32
Fuji TX1 with 45mm lens and split diopter filter
X100
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll110/Greyelm/X100contrajour.jpg
Nikon 995
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7169/6391908033_c9ec7b695c_z.jpg
Old thread, but why not.. Zeiss 21mm f/4.5 on an Ikon
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4005/4358167523_7e43f6b304_z.jpg
Really impressive.
The sunstar is not flare. It is diffraction. There is a reflection (upper left) that more likely came from the silver filter ring than from the optical system. If so, I wouldn't actually call it flare.
Here's the worst flare I've obtained from the same lens (full sun at edge of frame, shining directly on front element). Shiny filter ring may have made matters worse. I now always use a filter my ZM's. Note the impressive suppression of veiling.
http://semilog.smugmug.com/Other/35-Biogon-C-test-photos/i-GcpPg54/0/L/20110924-scan1101-L.jpg (http://semilog.smugmug.com/Other/35-Biogon-C-test-photos/12347860_7pjD73#1498224574_GcpPg54-A-LB)
nakedcellist
11-23-2011, 15:29
Flare can be nice...
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5131/5445726927_6d496f2e25.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nakedcellist/5445726927/)
Lot (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nakedcellist/5445726927/) by nakedcellist (http://www.flickr.com/people/nakedcellist/), on Flickr
Leica M8 + CV Nokton 35 1.4 SC.
Some flare from my Summicron 35mm v4 w/hood on. These aren't the worst, I've had some images ruined. I had read such great things about this lens, but I'm a little disappointed how easy it flares.
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6238/6216082509_72ae72b30b_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjschomer/6216082509/)
20111005-01-02 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjschomer/6216082509/) by mijosc79 (http://www.flickr.com/people/mjschomer/), on Flickr
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6195/6161219469_5fc987288c_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjschomer/6161219469/)
20110917-02-14 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjschomer/6161219469/) by mijosc79 (http://www.flickr.com/people/mjschomer/), on Flickr
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6160/6161219277_983391cb1a_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjschomer/6161219277/)
20110917-02-17 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjschomer/6161219277/) by mijosc79 (http://www.flickr.com/people/mjschomer/), on Flickr
I personally love flares, and I really like seeing all the great pictures in this thread :)
This shot is from my summicron 50mm III. I also have the IV, which supposedly flares less, but in fact I am really happy with the way the III handles flare.
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6153/6246018804_585b9d7869_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wintoid/6246018804/)
Flare 3 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wintoid/6246018804/) by wintoid (http://www.flickr.com/people/wintoid/), on Flickr
shiro_kuro
11-23-2011, 21:42
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2720/5779617251_d97da44f2e_b.jpg
m8 18 mm super elmar
philosomatographer
12-10-2011, 07:01
Mamiya Sekor-C 65mm f/4.5, 6x7cm Fuji Provia. This is an extraordinarily flare-resistant lens - and when it does flare, there is almost no overall veiling effect, just deeply-coloured secondary reflections.
http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/116/4/c/Blue_Flare_by_philosomatographer.jpg
philosomatographer
12-10-2011, 07:07
Canon EF 28-300L IS USM on 1D Mk II:
http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs13/f/2007/064/b/4/Taken_by_the_Stage_by_philosomatographer.jpg
m8 18 mm se
great use of flare!
though the thread is old, neve stumbled into it before.
here's my contribution, m8 & Sonnar 40.
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6208/6045484963_1d45f3c8c3_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jarnonevala/6045484963/)
Funky flare (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jarnonevala/6045484963/) by Jarno Nevala (http://www.flickr.com/people/jarnonevala/), on Flickr
Jack Conrad
12-10-2011, 08:09
What if flare is an angels thumbprint? It might be sacrilege to attempt to prevent it.
What if flare is an angels thumbprint? It might be sacrilege to attempt to prevent it.
It might be. I like to use it in my photography, if it's applicable. Instead of bracketing for exposure, sometimes bracket for flare/no flare.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7029/6635629437_26ce786f39_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/morback/6635629437/)
20111019B_27_ZI+SC (http://www.flickr.com/photos/morback/6635629437/) by Martin N. Hinze (http://www.flickr.com/people/morback/), on Flickr
Edit: Summicron Collapsible + UV Filter.
Canon 50/1.4
http://i761.photobucket.com/albums/xx258/gm13_photo/RFF/img595copy.jpg
Bessa R3A, VC 35/1.2 Nokton, Kodak Portra 400VC
My stepbrother, Bryan:
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2588/4010600270_a0476f4d2d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/43345316@N06/4010600270/)
Brian_002 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/43345316@N06/4010600270/) by pggunn1 (http://www.flickr.com/people/43345316@N06/), on Flickr
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5042/5252529761_90a5eee25b_z.jpg
Canon Canonet QL17 G-III
Kodak Portra 400 NC
millus1974
04-08-2012, 02:50
Maybe the most amazing flare i have got from a lens...
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7209/6910250034_73e494ae9f_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/millus1974/6910250034/)
Tri-X - Biotar 5cm-1.4 (1931) - Piano e flare (http://www.flickr.com/photos/millus1974/6910250034/) di Emiliano L. Maiello (http://www.flickr.com/people/millus1974/), su Flickr
an old Biotar with no coating, perfect creator of UFO in my room :cool:
NOTE: Lens identification data is necessary in this thread, and please include aperture used if known. This is not a W/NW thread, as it's in the Optics and Lenses forum! The point is to link the flare behavior with the lens that produced it. Thanks and enjoy...
blauvelt
04-21-2012, 18:12
leica IIIc with a 1.5f/50mm Summarit, Fuji Felvia 50 pushed 1 stop.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7200/6818606124_ebd1ec8e99_b.jpg
Kodak Retina IIc, Rodenstock Heligon 50/2.8
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7225/7101637329_75d8379d15.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kanzlr/7101637329/)
Heligon Flare (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kanzlr/7101637329/) von kanzlr (http://www.flickr.com/people/kanzlr/) auf Flickr
kossi008
04-26-2012, 06:41
Here's mine (CV Skopar 21/4, Efke IR820, RG 715 filter)...
millus1974
04-28-2012, 05:50
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7215/7100455279_1e7bb80394_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/millus1974/7100455279/)
Portra 160NC - Canon 50-1.2 - Davide on dolly (http://www.flickr.com/photos/millus1974/7100455279/) di Emiliano L. Maiello (http://www.flickr.com/people/millus1974/), su Flickr
philosomatographer
05-02-2012, 01:22
Interesting flare caused (I am reasonably sure) by the leaf shutter, as composing the image did not show any of the flare:
Sun scar
http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/123/6/0/sun_scar_by_philosomatographer-d4ydmqy.jpg
(Schneider-Kreuznach APO-Symmar 150mm at f/5.6, 25-years-expired Ilford FP4+ (4x5in), Linhof Technika V)
blauvelt
05-17-2012, 12:23
Leica IIIc+50mm/Summitar Fuji Velvia 100
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7233/7183514518_a69dfe4f8f_b.jpg
sharkymachine
08-04-2012, 19:19
[/URL]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8015/7461196592_14a99771d3_c.jpg (http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/sharkymachine/7461196592/]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8015/7461196592_14a99771d3_c.jpg%20Neopan400-%20M6-774%20by%20sharkymachine-%20what%20is%20PP?,%20on%20Flickr) Neopan400- M6-774 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sharkymachine/7461196592/) by sharkymachine- what is PP? (http://www.flickr.com/people/sharkymachine/), on Flickr
Cast your light on my dark shadow, M6 with 35 cronV1
Shutterspark
08-04-2012, 20:46
Taken with a Rolleiflex 3.5E
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7275/7697710634_3ed96acd87_c.jpg
Tom hicks
08-13-2012, 07:11
Olympus OM1 and 50mm
Canonet QL17 GIII + Ektar 100, Acadia National Park
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8427/7774293152_5af34ea420_b.jpg
LChanyungco
09-01-2012, 02:32
Summilux 50mm version 2
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6162/6189300560_9e77383d4c_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemuel/6189300560/)
✴ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemuel/6189300560/) by R.O.Y.G.B.I.V. (http://www.flickr.com/people/lemuel/), on Flickr
Mamiya RB67, Mamiya Sekor C 50mm, Ilford Delta 100
shot at f11 if I remember correctly.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8155/7528491876_8bacd1b419_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/meso-one/7528491876/)
What have I learnt from all of this? That all lenses flare at some angle or some type of light.
Sometimes we have to accept that flare can be a phenomenon that can give character to a photo and is, again, sometimes desirable.
kokoshawnuff
09-01-2012, 22:42
Zeiss ZM 21mm C-Biogon @ f/11 on Tri-x:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8040/7910378236_fd50d49bb2_z.jpg
jaykuhlmann
09-01-2012, 23:27
I had one where the flare kind of worked just an hour ago.
Jupiter-8:
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6056/6332248159_48c0c16a25.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pobe/6332248159/)
Nokton Classic 35 (MC):
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7008/6521135147_8a7801a710.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pobe/6521135147/)
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6219/6378070065_0fedd23788.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pobe/6378070065/)
raytoei@gmail.com
09-25-2012, 22:10
i am undecided whether the B&W or the color picture works better.
r-d1 with summar (uncoated)
http://retro3.ms11.net/summar-flare.jpg
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8174/7986461684_b355910bb7_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kanzlr/7986461684/)
Evening sun (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kanzlr/7986461684/) von kanzlr (http://www.flickr.com/people/kanzlr/) auf Flickr
Rodenstock 50/2.8 (Retina IIc)
and some rectangular Flare from the Olympus XA
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8014/7316820956_b5720dfe6e_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kanzlr/7316820956/)
Unbenannt (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kanzlr/7316820956/) von kanzlr (http://www.flickr.com/people/kanzlr/) auf Flickr
hteasley
09-26-2012, 08:05
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8305/7998576723_7047c395a8_b.jpg
hteasley
09-26-2012, 08:23
Subtle glare....
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6060/6346656603_4c076d12a8_b.jpg
hteasley
09-26-2012, 08:24
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6211/6321110858_39e2f4f91e_b.jpg
kokoshawnuff
09-26-2012, 08:35
Summicron 35 asph:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8306/7926405298_d6bb61901b_c.jpg
Exakta Varex with Zeiss Flektogon 4/20
http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4113/5196371232_ac9ac72521_z.jpg
Little bit of flair here
Canon EOS-1n, Pentax Super Takumar 28mm f3.5
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8195/8078555387_0713e9cdc5_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/david-l-rohrer/8078555387/)
Monument Valley (http://www.flickr.com/photos/david-l-rohrer/8078555387/) by DL Rohrer (http://www.flickr.com/people/david-l-rohrer/), on Flickr
tunalegs
10-11-2012, 20:59
Some Meritar flare:
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3445/5847532316_c8c4ec13ba_b.jpg
Cassaron flare:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7279/7836968342_ac541489cf_b.jpg
I have to comment that the Cassaron is probably the worst M42 lens I have encountered -very flare prone despite the deeply recessed front element, and totally useless at f5.6 or larger because it loses all sharpness and contrast. Despite Steinheil's (recent) lofty reputation they did make some real stinkers.
Internal reflection:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7024/6809542139_ac6238c1d2_z.jpg
The sun was just outside of the frame -but I guess it reflected off the bottom of the mirror box and created this rather odd and distracting flare. Another reason to use a lens shade!
And of course a beautiful sun ring captured with a plastic "tiger boy" 110 camera:
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3160/2593180477_5db42bf11c_z.jpg?zz=1
http://hoover.zenfolio.com/img/s2/v58/p1177169582-4.jpg
M Rokkor 40/2 CLE
Howarthp
10-13-2012, 09:39
M9 and 50 'lux Asph
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8196/8083306017_167a17ea71.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/84134869@N08/8083306017/)
Leaf flare (http://www.flickr.com/photos/84134869@N08/8083306017/) by HowarthPWL (http://www.flickr.com/people/84134869@N08/), on Flickr
D-Lux 2
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8449/8070080902_ba9268300a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ernstkallus/8070080902/)
Loch Morlich (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ernstkallus/8070080902/) by Ernst Kallus (http://www.flickr.com/people/ernstkallus/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7137/7577737450_c7d6b1056c_b.jpg
Minolta MC Rokkor PF f1.7
jmanivelle
10-24-2012, 15:25
M8 + Summilux 35 pre asph
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8333/8097828776_7d554ae27e_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/talegal/8097828776/)
Teo lolipop flare (http://www.flickr.com/photos/talegal/8097828776/) on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8195/8097828804_0299b70d45_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/talegal/8097828804/)
Eric in Oka (http://www.flickr.com/photos/talegal/8097828804/)
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8183/8097828904_4f2743a3fb_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/people/talegal%3Cbr%20/%3E%0A%3Cbr%20/%3E%0A[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/talegal/8097828904/)
autumn flare (http://www.flickr.com/photos/talegal/8097828904/) by careca2013 (http://www.flickr.com/people/talegal/), on Flickr
35/1.4 Summilux ASPH (no filter), TMZ, XTOL. Crappy scan (and Newton rings) from Epson V500.
This is the most dramatic flare I've ever seen from the Lux ASPH. There were multiple spots shining straight into the lens and I was exposing for the shadows.
http://www.smugmug.com/photos/i-7G4DTt3/0/L/i-7G4DTt3-L.jpg (http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/26461094_jG28kD#!i=2208734125&k=7G4DTt3&lb=1&s=A)
Dan Savage (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Savage) on election night 2012 in Seattle.
Brownie Hawkeye Flash flare:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/43381534@N07/5152974655/
http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1403/5152974655_443ca63727.jpg
Mamiya M645 flare:
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5060/5493668952_1ebdbe565e.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/43381534@N07/5493668952/
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5247/5301705648_089d1d8fa0_d.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guilhermeoliveira/5301705648/in/photostream)
Benjamin Marks
11-12-2012, 16:16
http://benmarks.smugmug.com/Recent/Recent-Photographs/i-cK2KCXJ/0/L/S%20Wedding-L.jpg
Leica 35/2.5 Summaron
Peter_wrote:
11-13-2012, 12:29
praktica mtl 5b, zeiss pancolar 50/1.8, fuji superia 200
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8210/8183236544_b5c050e6db_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/73223324@N04/8183236544/)
Feld (http://www.flickr.com/photos/73223324@N04/8183236544/) von Der reduzierte Raum (http://www.flickr.com/people/73223324@N04/) auf Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8486/8174123538_034bfbc045_b.jpg
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8069/8174122780_59bd7be49a_b.jpg
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8340/8174069785_c8f7897775_b.jpg
electro gsn
hmmmhm i like flare...
having said that , with respect , I have no respect for photoshoppers whom add artificial flare.
Taken without a lenshood (bad idea). Fun lens though.
rhl-oregon
11-16-2012, 12:07
Fountain contre jour / GXR, 50 ZM f22http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdlmna8vKa1qiqa9zo1_500.jpg (http://roberthilllong.tumblr.com/image/35859856454)
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