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vitalitystudios

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I was trying to do a shot where my subjects are walking towards the camera with headlights of the car behind them and I was getting these two extra lights glaring in the shots. I was using Minolta lens and in all three they appeared. 28mm 50mm and 135mm. I would adjust aperture and shutter and it would only minimize the glare but never took it away. Any ideas on how I would shoot this with out getting these extra glares in the shot. Thanks in advance for any help !
 

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Some people think lens flares look cool. BTW, are there any protective filters on the front of these lenses? That will cause flares. If so, you could unscrew them. Otherwise, I think the flares look kind of 1970's cool.
 
I have a uv filter on the lens I will remove them and see if that helps. The biggest up set is I have the shot on a dvx and no flares but the project calls for hd. I might just have to rent a real camcorder for this shot.
 
Basic question but can someone explain this ie. why a camcorder can handle the shot but the GH-1 can't-is the GH-1 just more sensitive to flared lights?
 
neither should be more susceptible in general. light is light and reflections are reflections. Flares can be reduced by proper design of the lenses but I doubt the DVX went to that much trouble. It's likely the UV filter. Try it without.
 
I think they'll look cool if you mess with the positioning of the camera. You can also pick up some different filters to change the shapes of the flares. I think headlight shots look really good with the horizontal anamorphic-type streaks.
 
well as i go back and look at the shot on the dvx I do notice the lens flaring a tiny bit but nothing like the gh1 I do also notice that my shot was closer to the car maybe this will help. I am going to go out and try a few more things and will let you all know how it goes. here is a shot from the dvx.
 

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vitalitystudios said:
well as i go back and look at the shot on the dvx I do notice the lens flaring a tiny bit but nothing like the gh1 I do also notice that my shot was closer to the car maybe this will help. I am going to go out and try a few more things and will let you all know how it goes. here is a shot from the dvx.
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Where was your 'focus' for the GH-1 shots. There will be lens flare whenver one shoots directly into lights, especially when attempting to bring out an unlit subject in front of lights...

One whay you could deal with that is use ND filters on the lights themselves. Your DVX shot looks like it's at a different aperture than the GH-1 shot.

And there is some difference on how the sensor is processed in the two cameras as well...
 
BrianBrook said:
Basic question but can someone explain this ie. why a camcorder can handle the shot but the GH-1 can't-is the GH-1 just more sensitive to flared lights?
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It has nothing to do with the camera recording the shot. It happened optically, in the glass. UV filters, especially cheaper ones, can cause this, and it would also depend on the quality of the lens mounted to the camera.
 
I guess the Fader ND filter I just bought qualifies as "cheaper" LOL -I'll be avoiding shots like this as much as possible-Thanks for all the input and this awesome board!
 
Use a lens hood and don't shoot directly into the lights. Also pump up contrast in post they'll fade out a bit.
 
I have an old Canon FL 50mm f1.2 . It flared like crazy then I noticed it had a cheapo UV filter on the front. Removing that made a huge difference.
Question for the Original Poster: Do you have the kit lens for the GH1? It has modern coatings which drastically reduce flare. Headlights should be no problem with it. It's a slow lens, however, so you'd have to increase your ISO setting. Although, if you're trying to get actors silhouetted in headlights, a high ISO might not be necessary.
 
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