Looking for a Lens that Flares like Crazy??????????

V

vision_filmz

Carbonite Member
Basically I am looking for a lens that I can use as a special effect lens for certain shots when I want to create the look of natural flares caused by any source of light. I know generally lenses that have no coating cause this, but their must be a lens that someone knows that creates an insane amount of flares, any Help?

Similar to the Helios 44 which has a Bokeh that I love and is only the main reason I use that lens.

Thanks
 
A quick Google search turned this up: http://www.digital-photography-school.com/5-tips-for-achieving-artistic-lens-flare-how-to

I know Holga cameras are known to flare fairly often, and there are lenses that you can get for a variety of mounts that are designed to mimic those characteristics when attached to other cameras - YMMV...

http://shop.holgadirect.com/products/holga-lens-for-panasonic-lumix-g-cameras-hlw-plg


Can also be done with filters in some cases:

http://www.luminous-landscape.com/columns/sm-feb-05.shtml
 
Used against the sun the big Helios 40-2 85mm f1.5 and the Jupiter 9 85mm f2.0 flare like crazy under certain angles. You can manage to get a frame full of hazy flare and have only some parts of a portrait visible. Amazing lenses (the Helios is sharper at wide apertures).
Also all Isco Gottingen Westanar lenses flare like hell even if you don't point them against light sources! Probably the lowest contrast lenses I have ever tried. Difficult to handle, but this looks very very cinematic.
 
You want lenses that have simple coatings and were designed without the benefit of a computer
or good lens design practice. So find non-big name lenses made prior to the 1970s and you should
be in business. The early Nikkors flare a little bit (single coatings) but if you can find someone not
made by Nikon or Zeiss that would be better.

Also, if you add an uncoated filter on the front of the lens you can get a bit more ghosting than the
lens alone.
 
I had a Vivitar 24mm f2 that flared like crazy.

Another thing to try is to film the scene through a mirror. Mirror's have a natural flare of their own that can be quite appealing sometimes. Just watch a sunset out of your car mirror. It's a wide effect that is tough to replicate with any lens.

Cheers,
Pete
 
Or renting chemically stripped lenses, the coatings have been taken off that prevent flares so they go mental when you point them at any light. Used a lot for fashion shoots.
 
Postmaster said:
Vivitar series 1 zooms flare like crazy.
Click to expand...

Vivitar series 1 70-210 zoom lens flares so much haha, just used it on a shoot yesterday for a long shot where the subject was being backlit by a light behind him. The flare was consistent within about 35-50 degrees anywhere looking towards that light.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top