Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/06/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That's what I thought. It looks like the shape at f16. Any "cures"? Use another lens, buy the new version ;-) On Tuesday, Jun 10, 2003, at 12:44 Australia/Melbourne, Jerry Lehrer wrote: > Mike > > Nah! I suspect they are images of the diaphragm. Even though > this is a multi coated lens, the intense light source relative to the > canyon walls can cause this artifact. > > Jerry > > Mike Durling wrote: > >> Could these be from dust on the lens surface that the light is >> hitting? >> With a lens that wide they might be just out of focus. >> >> Mike D >> >> Alastair Firkin wrote: >>> G'day all, >>> I recently had the chance to visit Antelope canyon. I was desperate >>> to >>> work on some of the flowing sandstone shapes in both colour and b/w. >>> The >>> canyons are quite narrow, and to my surprise, present a major >>> problem of >>> "contrast". Of course, I should have realized, but nothing beats >>> being >>> there. My first images are "failures". Despite keeping the lens out >>> of >>> the direct line of the light as it pours through the ceiling the 15 >>> mm >>> Super elmar has created a chicken pox effect with small dots of >>> flare -- >>> small I presume as I was using f16 or f22. >>> Am I right in thinking this is due to the highlights bouncing around >>> in >>> the lens barrel? Is there any way to avoid this flare? Is the older >>> super elmar more prone to flare than the newer version -- not that I >>> could afford the newer one, or the trip back to Arizona !!!! >>> >>> Please visit: >>> http://stairfirkin.com/Mayimages/antelopeflare1.jpg >>> >>> http://stairfirkin.com/Mayimages/antelopeflare2.jpg >>> >>> to see my problem. Not that I can easily return to Antelope Canyon >>> ;-) >>> >>> I will be slowly posting some images of our trip, as I work on them >>> in >>> the darkroom (and with the scanner). >>> >>> Alastair >>> >>> -- >>> To unsubscribe, see >>> http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html >>> >> >> -- >> To unsubscribe, see >> http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > Alastair - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html