Any photography buffs out there?

[Sheepathon]

My friend is having some issues with a (Canon EOS Digital Rebel with lens kit) where any bright spots cause massive flares. Would a polarized filter fix the problem?

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[edro]

Ew wow... I have tried almost every lighting condition with the kit lens and I have never gotten a result like that. Looks like something wrong with the lense or soemthing. I doubt a polarizer would fix that.

 

[NutBucket]

One of those maybe a results of a flash bouncing off a car? I'll let you know when I get my pics developed from the auto show (shot with a 35mm EOS).

 

[Wallydraigle]

Probably not. The 18-55mm kit lens is incredibly cheap. It flares. A lot. That's just how it is. Cheap lenses flare, wide angle lenses flare, cheap wide angle lenses FLARE. Try to compose the shot so that there are no bright light sources in or just outside the frame. I don't think there's a hood for the kit lens, but of there was that would help some.

Or you can shoot so there's a whole lot of flare, and sell your prints as fine art for $1000 a pop.


**Edit: Jesus! I just looked at the picture. That's not right. That looks like some kind of residue on the front element of the lens. I'd say clean it and try again.

 

[GoingUp]

bling bling?

 

[NutBucket]

Originally posted by: Wallydraigle
Probably not. The 18-55mm kit lens is incredibly cheap. It flares. A lot. That's just how it is. Cheap lenses flare, wide angle lenses flare, cheap wide angle lenses FLARE. Try to compose the shot so that there are no bright light sources in or just outside the frame. I don't think there's a hood for the kit lens, but of there was that would help some.

Or you can shoot so there's a whole lot of flare, and sell your prints as fine art for $1000 a pop.

Hmm, maybe that would explain the flare I've gotten with my Digital Elph. Just seems to me even shooting with a good lens and a large flash (420EX) that cars' shiny paint would cause flare.

 

[silverpig]

Rainbows 🙂

 

[shilala]

Tell your bud to use an indirect flash. I aim my flash up at the cieling so the flash fills the area and doesn't just bounce back at me.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Originally posted by: Wallydraigle
Probably not. The 18-55mm kit lens is incredibly cheap. It flares. A lot. That's just how it is. Cheap lenses flare, wide angle lenses flare, cheap wide angle lenses FLARE. Try to compose the shot so that there are no bright light sources in or just outside the frame. I don't think there's a hood for the kit lens, but of there was that would help some.

Or you can shoot so there's a whole lot of flare, and sell your prints as fine art for $1000 a pop.


**Edit: Jesus! I just looked at the picture. That's not right. That looks like some kind of residue on the front element of the lens. I'd say clean it and try again.

I was thinking grime on the lens, or the lens filter assuming they have one. Of course if they have a cheap non coated filter, light will bounce all over.

It could be a defective lens, but something sucks.

 

[Hankysmoo]

Darn, at first glance I thought the topic said "any pornography buffs out there." I really wanted to chime in and contribute a little of my expertise too...

 

[Lucky]

to my trained eye it looks like either:

1)a horribly low quality UV filter is stacked on the front of the lens
2)the filter or lens is dirty.

check both.