Rungroj Suppagarn Posted February 21, 2019 Share #1 Posted February 21, 2019 Advertisement (gone after registration) I was really wondering about this flare. I took this shot by leica M10-P + summicron 50mm V2 (Rigid) my be its a fungus ? I bought it from MAPCAMERA japan for a month and I dont see any problem until now. Please feel free to answer thank you I really appreciate it. 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! Quote 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/294491-is-this-a-normal-flare-in-my-lens/?do=findComment&comment=3688155'>More sharing options...
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spydrxx Posted February 21, 2019 Share #2 Posted February 21, 2019 Shooting directly into the sun or bright light often causes flare, particularly in older lenses which may have limited or no coatings. It would help in answering your question, however, if you provided some additional info, such as what aperture you were shooting at. Also it doesn't appear as if anything is focused on. The way you can determine if there is fungus in your lens is to open the diaphragm wide and shine a flashlight (torch) thru the lens looking particularly for internal spider-web type things on the internal surfaces of the elements. Older lenses normally have a little internal dust, but it is usually quite distinct from signs of fungus. Fungus can etch the glass if not removed. However most fungi infections rarely cause much flare, more often a loss of contrast. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted February 21, 2019 Share #3 Posted February 21, 2019 +1 and remove your filter if any. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgk Posted February 21, 2019 Share #4 Posted February 21, 2019 If you force them to, all lenses will flare to some extent. You are putting an extreme light source directly in the frame and despite lens coatings and the use of internal anti-reflective blackening, in such a situation there will still be sufficient light bouncing around inside the lens to produce flare patterns like those in your photograph. I would say its quite normal and doesn't indicate fungus (which would most likely cause an overall reduction in contrast more like veiling flare) so don't worry about it. I have many lenses from Leica and others which flare far more strongly and easily than this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donzo98 Posted February 21, 2019 Share #5 Posted February 21, 2019 Looks like standard flare to me... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
verwackelt Posted February 21, 2019 Share #6 Posted February 21, 2019 My Summi does it too with my M3 on Film… I think it is the Lens character…… 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luigi bertolotti Posted February 21, 2019 Share #7 Posted February 21, 2019 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) Fungus doesn' matter a bit in this context : an extreme sun-in-front taking where any lens shows some sort of flare effect … size and shapes depend a lot on little variations in angle of taking, , on diaphragm used, hood or no hood. geometry of lens'elements… you cannot expect a clean image, be it even a Summicron Apo asph… paradoxically, an old modest 3 or 4 elements 50mm can be less complicated (and easier to adjust in PP) in its flare pattern (here, Summicron 35 asph at f11) 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! Edited February 21, 2019 by luigi bertolotti 1 1 Quote 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/294491-is-this-a-normal-flare-in-my-lens/?do=findComment&comment=3688617'>More sharing options...
jaapv Posted February 21, 2019 Share #8 Posted February 21, 2019 Just an old lens shooting directly into the sun... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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