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Equipment & Techniques => Cameras, Lenses and Shooting gear => Topic started by: EinstStein on January 30, 2011, 05:11:45 pm

Title: Lens Shade Adding Flare/Ghost
Post by: EinstStein on January 30, 2011, 05:11:45 pm

Lens shade should reduce flare, as long as it doesn't darken the corner, right?

I found some bright flare or ghost edges in some of my pictures. These were taken with a long long shade that I borrowed from a friend.
For investigation, I looked through the lens when it's off the camera. Interestingly, I saw the reflection of inner surface of the hood, Although there's no sign of corner darkening in the picture.

With the shade off the lens, the picture is better.

Title: Re: Lens Shade Adding Flare/Ghost
Post by: t6b9p on January 30, 2011, 09:45:44 pm

I have encountered veiling flare that resulted from strong reflection from the inside the of the Nikkor 500/4P lens hood. The sun was out of the FoV but not far enough to prevent it striking the interior of the lens hood half way down and reflecting onto the front element. This prompted me the "flock it".

Title: Re: Lens Shade Adding Flare/Ghost
Post by: EinstStein on January 30, 2011, 10:42:36 pm

I will look for the cone shape hood. Hope it'd be better than the tube type.

Title: Re: Lens Shade Adding Flare/Ghost
Post by: elf on January 31, 2011, 03:17:07 am

+1 for "flock it" ---  http://www.fpi-protostar.com/flock.htm

Title: Re: Lens Shade Adding Flare/Ghost
Post by: DaveL on January 31, 2011, 09:46:55 am

elf -- thanks for the link! saved me looking.

DaveL