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D700 Spooky Ghost Effect

NiepceNiepce Registered Users Posts: 82 Big grins
edited April 15, 2010 in Cameras
Hello everyone,

I just acquired a D700 with two lenses, a Nikkor 50mm 1.4D and a Tamron 28-300mm XD. Everything works fine, except... except after I took some pics by night, I noticed some very heavy lens flare/ghosting effects.

See for yourselves:

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Here you can see the lights echoing in the dark sky, despite (because of?) the small aperture...
(50mm, f16, 8s, ISO 200)

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On this one you can actually see the green pictogram duplicated on the building... :huh
(50mm, f5.6, 1/125s, ISO 2000)

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And here is what it looks like with the zoom...
(28mm, f11, 8s, ISO 200)

Do you have any idea what causes this? Since it appears with both lenses, I can only guess it comes from the camera... Any thought? :scratch
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    jdorseydesignjdorseydesign Registered Users Posts: 161 Major grins
    edited April 11, 2010
    You don't have a UV filter on your lens do you?
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    DavidoffDavidoff Registered Users Posts: 409 Major grins
    edited April 11, 2010
    jdorseydesign wrote:
    You don't have a UV filter on your lens do you?

    That would be my guess as well. If you do, try to find a scene where you see that effect and then photograph it without the filter to see if it persists.
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    NiepceNiepce Registered Users Posts: 82 Big grins
    edited April 11, 2010
    Boy, am I stupid... Yes, I left the filter on...

    I will try without it and keep you posted. Thank you both -- and sorry for the stupid question...umph.gif
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    DavidoffDavidoff Registered Users Posts: 409 Major grins
    edited April 11, 2010
    Niepce wrote:
    Boy, am I stupid... Yes, I left the filter on...

    I will try without it and keep you posted. Thank you both -- and sorry for the stupid question...umph.gif


    No problem. Hope it fixes it thumb.gif
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    NiepceNiepce Registered Users Posts: 82 Big grins
    edited April 12, 2010
    Ok, I did some test and it turns out it was the filter...

    Here is WITH the filter
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    Here is WITHOUT the filter
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    There still is some flare when I point the camera to a direct light source, but I suppose this is inevitable...

    Thanks for your help ! :D
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    QarikQarik Registered Users Posts: 4,959 Major grins
    edited April 12, 2010
    what filter were you using exactly? brand..etc
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    NiepceNiepce Registered Users Posts: 82 Big grins
    edited April 12, 2010
    On this particular example it was a Kenko MC UV 52mm. Not a brand to recommend, I reckon!
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    FoquesFoques Registered Users Posts: 1,951 Major grins
    edited April 12, 2010
    that is an awesome tip to know for beginners.. and not..
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    insanefredinsanefred Registered Users Posts: 604 Major grins
    edited April 13, 2010
    Niepce wrote:
    On this particular example it was a Kenko MC UV 52mm. Not a brand to recommend, I reckon!


    Kenko = Hoya MC

    If you use a filter I recommend Hoya HD or Nikon NC... there are others out there. But night photography, NEVER use a UV, unless you are going for that effect.
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    NiepceNiepce Registered Users Posts: 82 Big grins
    edited April 13, 2010
    insanefred wrote:
    Kenko = Hoya MC

    If you use a filter I recommend Hoya HD or Nikon NC... there are others out there. But night photography, NEVER use a UV, unless you are going for that effect.
    Well, I didn't know about that, but this is a tip I sure will remember! :D
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    ChiShutterChiShutter Registered Users Posts: 83 Big grins
    edited April 15, 2010
    This is an issue that plagues me. I discovered the cause very early on, but I am terrible about remembering to take filters off lenses when shooting at night... and when I DO take them off they are guaranteed to be lost for ever. :D
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