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Timothy L. Leggett
 

purple spots


sometimes I get a purple spot on my pictures I'm sure it has something to do with the sun. what type of filter do I need to get.


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January 20, 2003

 

Jon Close
  The spots are probably the effects of lens flare, internal reflections off the several glass elements and aperture of the lens. Often a filter simply adds more glass surfaces to make the condition worse. What you should use is a lens hood that shields the front of the lens from stray light.


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January 22, 2003

 
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