The samples are very interesting Elias, thank you for sharing, they come from different cameras and lenses; one or several highlights reflections with the f stop shape are normal and usual, the oval artifact with the cross surrounded by a bright light ring are not so usual and common, perhaps it has a similar cause regarding the highlights reflections with the f stop shape but only appearing with a predominant light source in the frame, anyway I don't recall this reflection in my photographs and I like very much nocturnal shots with available light and shots against the sun like the samples mentioned yesterday,maybe I did not get that special flare by chance, I add two other samples without it taken under similar conditions regarding the samples you mentioned: Rolleicord IV Xenar: http://www.flickr.com/photos/itarfoto/1122475714/ Rolleiflex 3.5F Planar: http://www.flickr.com/photos/itarfoto/482514087/ All the best Carlos --- ERoustom <eroustom@xxxxxxxxxxx> escribió: > A flickr contact of mine put the following together. > It will, I hope, > interest the group: > > >> A quick search through Flickr came up with the > following... > >> > >> (1) A Mamiya 80mm f/1.9: > >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/puja/2282039950/ > >> (2) Yashica Electro 35: > >> > http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffwyonch/1527193632/ > >> (3) Yashica 35 cc (?): > >> > http://www.flickr.com/photos/silverfingers/1849617257/ > >> (4) Yashica Electro 35: > >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/lslphoto/1421172594/ > >> (5) Mamiya c330: > >> > http://www.flickr.com/photos/91744974@N00/2057767850/ > >> (6) Rolleiflex 3.5F: > >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/saksak/690985963/ > >> > >> So, Elias, you are in good company! Many people > with many > >> different types of cameras have observed the same > artifacts > >> on their pictures. Indeed, the "cross" artifact > in question > >> shares somme common properties in each of these > examples: > >> it's located symmetrically across the optical > midpoint of > >> the the image; it has a one axis aligned directly > toward > >> the light source; and, it's surrounded by a ring > of bright > >> light, a common lens flare artifact. Multiple > flares are > >> possible, as shown in examples (2) and (5). The > latter is > >> especially nice since the top flare is likely > from the > >> reflected sun off the water's surface. > >> > >> I think that what you're seeing is most likely an > optical > >> caustic, caused by either internal reflections > of, or > >> refraction through, the lens elements. > >> (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_caustic). > > > > --- > 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