Coby Garfield

Sure thing, David. Here is another version of the still where I have XXX'd out the sun flare you saw. Now look to the right at the vertical line pointed out by the red "arrows". This is the "flare" I'm trying to remedy. As I mentioned, it even shows up in shots when the lens is protected from stray light by matte box, eyebrow, hard mattes... Does this look like a shutter/movement sync issue? Thanks again, CG

Working with a Director/Cameraman who owns his own gear, one body is an Arri III with a super-35 conversion. In all but the softest backlight there is a vertical flare on the right side of the frame that is unwavering. It looks the same with various lenses, zoom and prime. I realize there is a direct flare from the sun also in this frame, but the vertical flare on the right side remains even when the lens element is free of all direct hits. The light baffles have been rebuilt and painted, but made no difference. I have learned of other cameras with the same conversion where the baffles are in slightly different positions or spacing relative to the ground glass, but haven't been able to view these variations to compare. Has anybody else seen a flare like this? How was it remedied? Any ideas or suggestions are welcomed. Thanks, CG