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Flare across frames w/ Nikkor 20mm/f2.8 AF


salvatore.mele

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I know I should not, but every now and then I shot with the sun in the

frame with the 20/2.8. Often I've then to bin the result, but it never

happened to me that the flare went all the way into the previous frame!

 

I know a thing or two of basic optics, and I did not even think this

was possible at all...

 

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This is very typical and there is nothing much that can be

done other than not placing a very strong light source like the

sun near the edge of the frame. If you must compose this way

leave a blank frame in between shots. Remember that the image is

upside down and backwards right to left in the back of your

camera so take this into consideration when leaving blank frames.<br>

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What you are seeing is internal camera flare, reflections around

the film aperture and shutter (that is the film aperture not the

lens aperture).<br>

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You can reduce or perhaps element the ghost pattern that are more

to the middle of the frame by using a 20/3.5, 28/2.0 AI or AIS

Nikkor or a 16/2.8 AIS of AF-D Fisheye-Nikkor.<br>

<br>

Regards,<br>

<br>

Dave Hartman.

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