geddert Posted December 1, 2001 Share Posted December 1, 2001 I just read a rather interesting article on flare (it is very short), available here: <p> http://www.luminous-landscape.com/flare.htm <p> The pic was taken with a 35 summilux ASPH... and that flare looks amazing. This will be my next Leica purchase and i was just wondering if anybody else has any examples of "good flare" with this lens. I was under the impression that it was one of the most flare resistant lenses around, but if it does something like that example i won't mind much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geddert Posted December 1, 2001 Author Share Posted December 1, 2001 Sorry, i wanted to make that into a link. Here is is: <p> <a href="http://www.luminous- landscape.com/flare.htm ">http://www.luminous- landscape.com/flare.htm</a> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roberto_watson_garc_a Posted December 1, 2001 Share Posted December 1, 2001 I have examples of flare in my 35/1.4 NON-ASPH, very similar to this, but general contrast is lower, but halos are very alike, I personaly can´t find use if this unless I use a SLR, other wise I prefer no sorprices even they be the "good flare". <p> I have my reseves to belive this is an example of a 1.4 asph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew_schank Posted December 1, 2001 Share Posted December 1, 2001 Without being able to see the flare TTL, its just plain luck if you ever get any kind of an affect to your liking. Even TTL on a SLR, I find often the focusing screens flare under a strong light source, making it hard to tell the lens flare from screen flare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackflesher Posted December 1, 2001 Share Posted December 1, 2001 A protective filter on the front of a lens will at times create this type of flare. However I have never seen such a perfect example of it... Looks like an angel entered the photograph! Nice shot Michael! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eliot Posted December 2, 2001 Share Posted December 2, 2001 Matthew <p> This type of flare must have occurred because the very very powerful flash used by the pro photographer went off exactly during your exposure, and your lens was pointed in a particular direction to catch the reflected flash light. <p> You should realize that there is no such thing as a flare-free lens. You can always conjure up some scenario in which flare will be visible. In fact, the wider the angle of view and the larger the aperature, the greater tendency to flare. The 35/1.4-ASPH has much better flare control than the pre-asph version of this lens, which was very flare prone at wide apertures. <p> It is just not possible to make a nine-element lens with a 64 degree angle of view and f/1.4 maximum aperture that is flare free. My guess is that other manufacturers 35/1.4 lenses would have shown even more flare. My experience with Leica lenses of the current and previous generation is that their tendency to flare is significantly lower than comparable lenses from other manufacturers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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