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[raadoo]

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Playing around yesterday, I discovered this weird flare pattern when pointing at the sun. Images are at f/8 and f/5.6.

Is this ... normal? I’ve never seen anything like it.

Setup was:

• Leica CL
• M-Adapter-L
• Voigtlander 40mm f/1.2
• Voigtlander 75mm f/1.5

No filters on any lens, either, so not sure what could be causing it.

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[FrozenInTime]

Looks like sensor flare: https://support.red.com/hc/en-us/articles/360041816533-Flare-Grid-Pattern

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[raadoo]

26 minutes ago, FrozenInTime said:

Looks like sensor flare: https://support.red.com/hc/en-us/articles/360041816533-Flare-Grid-Pattern

First time I’ve seen it, but yes, it looks to be sensor flare.

I thought the CL didn’t have a Low Pass Filter, though?

Thanks for the quick answer!

[lct]

Never got this at f/5.6 or f/8 but pretty usual with any lens at f/11 & f/16 on the CL. Here at f/16:

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[jaapv]

No AA filter in this case, but it is caused by the Bayer Filter and/or IR filter, in short the filter array. You can get it on any digital camera. Just open up the lens and shoot at shorter shutter speeds.

[raadoo]

3 hours ago, jaapv said:

No AA filter in this case, but it is caused by the Bayer Filter and/or IR filter, in short the filter array. You can get it on any digital camera. Just open up the lens and shoot at shorter shutter speeds.

Sound advice. Thanks, Jaap!