Lens Flare wanted

[Karamasov]

Maybe this is like swearing in church, so please forgive me in advance

....but I´m looking for a lens that will give me the most lens flare possible. I have a Leica M8.2.

I really love natural lens flare, that´s why

Best,

n00b

 

[seattlesteve]

Interesting request. Though I can't help you with lens choice, I will say it's not blasphemy to make that statement. Flare definitely has a time and place.

 

[thrice]

Veiling flare? Or internal reflection type flare?

 

[Alfonso]

Hi!
The summicron 40mm flares quite badly when multiple light sources are available, might be worth considering... also the old russian glass in LTM flares nicely and easily

 

[dude163]

Anything old without modern coatings might be a good bet

 

[Per Ofverbeck]

Give some tiny tot a peanut butter sandwich. Then let him handle any of your lenses for a few minutes....

 

[Brian S]

Look for a Summar in Leica Thread Mount, use with an M-Mount adapter. Finding one with clean front element requires patience, but is worth it.

 

[Alnitak]

Brian's advice is dead on. The early Summar's flare pretty badly, with lots of veiling flare.

The Type II Summicron will have some nice flare with blobs.

A number of the Voigtländers will flare nicely, especially the single-coated versions, which are designed to give the "classic" low-contrast (i.e., flare-prone) early Leica lenses. Examples would be the 35/1.4 and 40/1.4 Noktons.

 

[Brian S]

Knew I had some Summar shots uploaded.

Very Clean Nickel Summar (~1933) on my Leica M8, used a step-up ring for the IR filter and hood.

Wide-Open at F2, "flare test"



At F4:



Some color at F2:





And at F4:

 

[Leicadoc]

Go for the Voigtlander 35/1.4.
I got rid of mine for the veiling flare outdoors...