Flare

+ Not to start a flare-war here(!)... but, the only reason I
suggested
using a polarizer was the great success I had using one, with film,
taking pictures of lit lightbulbs. I was able to get very detailed
picture of printing on top of lit bulb, instead of the usual flared
light
effect from a bright light in frame.
Frankly, Id have to say, if you meter for the brightest light, the
picture will be fine, polarizer or no.


On Jan 29, 6:04 pm, "Nervous Nick" wrote:

II would expect that, if anything, adding a polarizer would likely
*worsen* any existing flare problem; along the lines of what Bob was
talking about, you would be introducing another glass/air interface
into the equation.

YOP...

In article .com,
stuseven wrote:

+ Not to start a flare-war here(!)... but, the only reason I
suggested
using a polarizer was the great success I had using one, with film,
taking pictures of lit lightbulbs. I was able to get very detailed
picture of printing on top of lit bulb, instead of the usual flared
light
effect from a bright light in frame.

Different kind of "flare" :^)

What you appear to be referring to is overexposure of and around an
intense light source. "Lens Flare" refers to the spots & sundogs that
are created on the sensor/film/image which are a result of light
bouncing around inside the lens (very simplistically), which usually
happens when shooting into, or nearly into, a bright light source.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lens_flare shows some examples.

Frankly, Id have to say, if you meter for the brightest light, the
picture will be fine, polarizer or no.


On Jan 29, 6:04 pm, "Nervous Nick" wrote:

II would expect that, if anything, adding a polarizer would likely
*worsen* any existing flare problem; along the lines of what Bob was
talking about, you would be introducing another glass/air interface
into the equation.

YOP...



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