Unexplained reddish areas inside my photos

[dpsaromialos]

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Dear forumers,

I' m a newbie and I need your help, as most of you are experts here.

Before a week bought a Leica Dlux5 and while I'm trying get some shoots I have noticed some reddish unexplained areas inside my photos!!!!

I had a total of 45 photos an only 6 or 7 of them had this problem.

Keep in mind that my camera was in Aperture mode and during the night I never had the problem.

So, I wonder if this is a camera's problem or is just me who don't know yet how to set up my camera.

Please help!!!!

Below I have 3 pixs with the problem

 

 

 

[earleygallery]

Looks like flare to me, and in the first two shots I see that the sunlight was in the same direction, not sure about the last image - have you tried a shot of just a white wall to see if anything shows up then?

 

I don't think you can get a lens hood for the Dlux, but just shield it with one of your hands a little when shooting towards the light like that.

[ho_co]

dp--

Welcome to the forum!

 

I agree with James. The first two definitely look as if some sunlight reached the front of the lens. The mountain shot is a bit trickier, but I don't have any suggestion other than flare.

 

There is a way to mount a lens hood on the camera, but it defeats the portability of the camera, so James' idea of shielding the front of the lens when necessary is my preference.

 

To add a hood or filter or wide-angle attachment, you'll need a Panasonic DMW-LA6. That's a tube that screws onto the camera in place of a cosmetic ring and has a standard 52mm front thread. (US link DMW-LA6 - Lenses.)

 

Once you've got that, you can use any 52mm screw-in hood.