Lens flare.... I want it! :)

[adhocphotographer]

What is the best lens to choose for crazy, out-of-this-world, over-the-top, almost obstructive flare!

I hear the FL 55 1.2 gets some nice flare?

I know i could fake it in PS, but i like to get the best i can in in camera... any opinions/advice?

 

[Mt Spokane Photography]

The Nikon 14-24mm lens reaches out and grabs flare from almost anywhere.

 

[The_Arsonist]

I have the FL 55 1.2. It does get some nice flare, and if you use it at 1.2, the image becomes quite soft and hazy

 

[JPAZ]

How about a cheap / bad filter on any lens without a hood?

 

[mrsfotografie]

I did a general check of my photo's: the most flare I get from the Sigma 20 mm (nice halo's) and Samyang 14mm at f/2.8 (big burst that covers half the frame). Neither of these flares may be sufficient for you though. The 100-400L gets ugly purple/green crosses when car lights shine directly into it on the race track. It must be said I'm generally impressed with the resistance to flare of most of my lenses.

 

[Drizzt321]

Find something uncoated from the 1950's

 

[crasher8]

An early production run 24-105.

 

[Jay Khaos]

straight out of a D800 with the latest nikkor 70-200 2.8

 

[Jay Khaos]

just kidding obvs... I've gotten decent flare with the 50 1.8 though

 

[Smurf1811]

Lensbaby!!! The flare-machine

 

[RLPhoto]

What they used on the recent Star trek movies worked well...

 

[Grumbaki]

What they used on the recent Star trek movies worked well...

Just reading the title I was waiting on the JJ Abrams jokes. Thanks for complying.

 

[BozillaNZ]

straight out of a D800 with the latest nikkor 70-200 2.8

Superman has a dog?!

 

[DJL329]

The original EF 14mm f/2.8L is another.

 

[adhocphotographer]

just kidding obvs... I've gotten decent flare with the 50 1.8 though

So it was taken with the 50 1.8???



Thanks all for the suggestions...

 

[Fleetie]

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4472197463596&l=12b5e4a72c

 

[KyleSTL]

My 19-35mm flares pretty good w/o hood. Smaller apertures increase flares, but small highlights aren't enough to cause flare, need fairly strong light to flare, though.

 

[crank47]

My friend loves flares and this is what i learned from him:
The 50 1.4 has awesome flairs if you put a small light source in a exact spot near the corners.
Sigma 20 1.8 has a circular halo if you put the light at the centre of the frame.

And my favourite is the 16-35 II with a b+w uv filter (not MRC):

If you want,check out his work: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mihoci-Photography/260394915188

 

[bseitz234]

My friend loves flares and this is what i learned from him:
The 50 1.4 has awesome flairs if you put a small light source in a exact spot near the corners.
Sigma 20 1.8 has a circular halo if you put the light at the centre of the frame.

And my favourite is the 16-35 II with a b+w uv filter (not MRC):

If you want,check out his work: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mihoci-Photography/260394915188

This is fantastic! Great use of flare to make the shot.

I got a good flare the other day with my 28 1.8 + B+W UV MRC. The shot is worthless, except for how cool the flare was. I actually just noticed it in the viewfinder while lifting my camera to take a picture of something else...

(this is at f/2, defying the usual wisdom of using a narrower aperture)

 

[Skirball]

Well, the TOkina 11-16, for example, has 37 pieces of flair. And a terrific smile.