Elias, the oval looks different with the cross regarding the previous iamge and it seems the shutter blades reflection, as Richard K suggested, despite the flare has 4 blades only,it never happened to me with the 2.8C, these are some samples with the 2.8C about direct shots against the sun with the sun in the frame (please the largest size): http://www.flickr.com/photos/itarfoto/356368565/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/itarfoto/367532139/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/itarfoto/467352736/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/itarfoto/387381599/ I have samples with the 3.5F Planar too and I couldn't see something rare in the shots.- All the best Carlos --- eroustom@xxxxxxxxxxx escribió: > It's mirror image to the light source. The glass is > very clean, the shutter and aperture all look good. > > I was not using a hood. Could that be it? > > E. > > -------------- Original message > ---------------------- > From: Thor Legvold <tlegvold@xxxxxxx> > > Wow, that's really bad! > > > > It looks like it's at an opposite angle from the > sun, i.e. mirrored > > image. Would that make the problem optical (i.e. > thus not an internal > > reflection from film transport roller or similar), > i.e. something in > > the lens, shutter or aperture? I wonder what > inside the camera could > > make the circle and cross appear on the film. The > other shot you > > posted had the effect in a different area, right? > > > > Maybe you got to close to the Pope while out > shooting? > > > > ;-) > > > > Thor > > > > > > On 18 Apr, 2008, at 14:34, ERoustom wrote: > > > Here's the image in question: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/ > > > elroustom/2422405163/ with the more pronounced > cross shape. > > > > > > Thanks Richard, I'll check it out. > > > > > > E. > > > --- > > > Rollei List > > > > > > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with 'subscribe'in > > > the subject field OR by logging into > www.freelists.org > > > > > > - Unsubscribe at > rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > with'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by > logging into > > > www.freelists.org > > > > > > - Online, searchable archives are available at > > > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > > > > > > > --- > > Rollei List > > > > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with 'subscribe' > > in the subject field OR by logging into > www.freelists.org > > > > - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with > > 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging > into www.freelists.org > > > > - Online, searchable archives are available at > > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > > > > --- > Rollei List > > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with 'subscribe' > in the subject field OR by logging into > www.freelists.org > > - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with > 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging > into www.freelists.org > > - Online, searchable archives are available at > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > > Yahoo! Encuentros. Ahora encontrar pareja es mucho más fácil, probá el nuevo Yahoo! Encuentros http://yahoo.cupidovirtual.com/servlet/NewRegistration --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list