mdelevie
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I braced myself for lots of flare and internal reflections when I snapped this shot of the sun going down. Like many of us, I started out with SLRs, so I knew well that pointing the camera right into the sun is asking for trouble.
Well, I couldn't be happier with the result. There's one tiny little orange hexagon, but otherwise I completely dodged the bullet. Happily, that one internal reflection blends in with the autumn foliage, so it doesn't really show unless you look for it: (it's at 4:30 w/r/t the sun, 1/4-way across the frame)
Shot with Velvia RVP (at box ISO of 50), Bronica RF645, 45mm lens at f/22, 8 second exposure.
Well, I couldn't be happier with the result. There's one tiny little orange hexagon, but otherwise I completely dodged the bullet. Happily, that one internal reflection blends in with the autumn foliage, so it doesn't really show unless you look for it: (it's at 4:30 w/r/t the sun, 1/4-way across the frame)
Shot with Velvia RVP (at box ISO of 50), Bronica RF645, 45mm lens at f/22, 8 second exposure.
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Neil
I agree that the 45mm has excellent flare characteristics - so do the 65mm and 100mm as well.
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=49213&cat=500&ppuser=1548 (Sorry, can't seem to be able to attach a thumbnail!)
This one was taken straight into the sun - the sun and reflection are burned out, but no sign of flare.
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=49213&cat=500&ppuser=1548 (Sorry, can't seem to be able to attach a thumbnail!)
This one was taken straight into the sun - the sun and reflection are burned out, but no sign of flare.