{"id":4014,"date":"2011-09-09T08:00:22","date_gmt":"2011-09-09T15:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/?p=4014"},"modified":"2011-09-08T18:45:53","modified_gmt":"2011-09-09T01:45:53","slug":"flary-godlens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/?p=4014","title":{"rendered":"Flary Godlens"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I was graciously given this lens, a Vivitar 35mm in m42 mount.\u00a0 It might be one of those things where someone can’t quite bring themselves to throw it out so they go “Hey I know give it to Wallace, he’ll use anything”\u00a0 Thank you for understanding me.\u00a0 It would appear that if this lens has any coatings they are minimal and non effective and that’s the “feature” I decided to exploit.\u00a0 I’ve actually been looking for a lens that will flare this badly for a while without much luck.\u00a0 Modern lens makers go to great lengths depositing rare elements using complex processes to improve the performance of lens elements by\u00a0reducing internal reflections.\u00a0 The result\u00a0is that with a modern multi coated lens very little flare occurs even with a very bright light source\u00a0in the field of view, this lens is the opposite of that.\u00a0 So why would I want a lens that does something people work so hard to eliminate?\u00a0 It’s just a fun way of evoking a nostalgic look.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t