Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]"jbflesher" <jbflesher@email.msn.com> wrote: > Me thinks someone has been playing around in Photoshop! "Joe Codispoti" <joecodi@thegrid.net> added: > It is too early for April's fool but it seems that we are > experiencing an early attempt. There is no question in my > mind that the first image is manipulated or that a problem > other than simple flare is at play here. A simple inspection > of the scene reveals that there is no sun anywhere to be seen. > The "sun just peeking" should cast heavy shadows, yet there > is none. Also, flare does not manifest itself in such a heavy, > localized manner. Ah... Group Think Orthodoxy in action. Express any opinion which goes even slightly against the flow and you can expect the following: "Prove it! This is just opinion! Show Me The Evidence!" ... so you give clear examples. Then the response is... "This is fake! I refuse to believe it! This guy must be trolling! There is something underhand going on here!" ... well no, there isn't. Both of you are just plain wrong. No manipulation, no sleight of hand - fly out to Australia and I will show you the original C41 negatives the flare examples were taken from. Indeed, on the neg they look far worse than the scans I uploaded. When you examine the negs you will also see that shots taken immediately before and after the 2 examples came out fine. Sharp, in focus, no flare. Same lens, same f-stops. While you are at it, you can also examine the lens and see that it is brand new and the glass is clean and in mint, just-out-of- the-box condition. You will notice that there is no UV filter. What about the camera? A six month old (ie. new) M6 0.85 TTL. So you can ignore bad film loading, lens fungus, old lens, hole-in-the-shutter, airport x-rays or other deus-ex-machina living-in-denial excuses. Point this lens near the sun or strong light source and it will flare. Not always of course, but when it does, it really does it big-time. As to the aesthetic merits of the examples - I never made any claims that they were Outstanding Works Of Art, merely that they were examples of 35mm M Summicron ASPH flare. Duh. You want to see the shots I keep? Then check out and critique (if you dare...) the "everyday life" images on my 4020.net site. :?) Regds, Andrew Nemeth <http://4020.net> -> photos, 360° panoramic vrs, sounds <http://nemeng.com> -> vr java applets, leica faq, tech info