mija1789 Posted February 24, 2016 Share #1  Posted February 24, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) As I new (and proud) owner of an X Vario (shame on XVarior and Guytou for getting me the itch  ), I am currently experimenting with color rendition, high ISO, controls, ... and I stumbled on this this morning.  Just look at the bottom right and it looks like an incidental source of light (there were none) or specular reflection. Sun (hidden by a thin layer of clouds) was above my left shoulder at 90° with respect to the shooting direction.  1/2000 s, f/3.5, ISO 100 at 28 mm  The lens hood is the JJC LH-XV, as recommended by Waloszek in his excellent review.  So, could this be lens flare or flare induced by the lens hood ? Anyone having already experimented this ? (Of course, I didn't immediately notice that and therefor didn't try without the hood)  Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/257286-x-vario-hood-induced-flare/?do=findComment&comment=2995726'>More sharing options...
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Guytou Posted February 24, 2016 Share #2 Â Posted February 24, 2016 Hello Michel, Â Â Personally, I have not noticed it with my X Vario. Â Guy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wda Posted February 24, 2016 Share #3 Â Posted February 24, 2016 I use the Leica lenshood with excellent results, so maybe your hood is the culprit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamgm Posted February 24, 2016 Share #4 Â Posted February 24, 2016 I also have the JJC lens hood on my X-Vario and have had no flare problems, even during a very bright and sunny 2 months in the USA last year (and many photographs taken). It may just be flare related to a very specific situation; perhaps some further testing will help? Â Geoff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbealnz Posted February 24, 2016 Share #5 Â Posted February 24, 2016 I'm actually leaning towards something other than the hood, these are normally "dark". Your hand, or part of the case? Gary Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mija1789 Posted February 24, 2016 Author Share #6  Posted February 24, 2016 I'm actually leaning towards something other than the hood, these are normally "dark". Your hand, or part of the case? Gary   That's a very good point as I tend to use both hands as I used to with a DSLR. I'll carefuly watch that in the future. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbealnz Posted February 24, 2016 Share #7 Â Posted February 24, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) Way off topic, but what made me think of it was when I ran a roll through my old Model 1a recently, I got a few with hands and case in the front, and that was with the Elmar 50. Gary Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mija1789 Posted February 28, 2016 Author Share #8  Posted February 28, 2016 Problem solved !!! It was related to the lens hood and the B+W UV filter combination. I could replicate the issue by waiting for a sunny day and then trying various shooting angles. On a specific angle, the problem appeared. I then tried various configurations: - lens hood + UV filter - lens hood alone - UV filter alone - no lens hood and no UV filter Only on first configuration did the problem appear consistently.  For whatever reason (specular reflection ?), the lens hood + UV filter generates a lower right overexposure when the following conditions are met: - 28mm setting - sunny weather - specific shooting angle with respect to the sun  I'll do more tests when I'll have time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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