Vintage Lenses that have Awesome Flares?

[Matthew Robertson]

I had my Canon FD 35-105 for a while that I really loved, and it has some of the most amazing pronounced, awesome flares. I'm looking for something for EOS that I can use with my C100 that would produce similar flares. Anybody have some hidden gems to share?

 

[Ben Scott]

From my experience...

Tokina 28-70 f2.8

Helios 44m2 and Helios 44m4

A lot of Contax Zeiss glass

 

[Michael Hardwick]

Kowa Cine Prominars

The spherical lenses have very sharp geometric extended flares that you can easily paint across your frame. Warm in tone.

The anamorphic Kowas behave similarly with very defined horizontal flares that tend toward yellow and warm.

 

[Rick Darge]

Canon k35 Superspeeds

 

[Dave Blackham]

Canon FD lenses, we have an EF mounted set.

 

[Adam Johnson]

Contax Zeiss rock!

A cheap Modern super flare option would be an uncoated Rokinon lens

 

[Nick Morrison]

Why don´t you get more Canon FDs? Yes Contax Zeiss´s flare nicely (especially the AEs). As so Minolta Rokkor´s.

What you are looking for are UNCOATED or SINGLE coated lenses, those will flare A LOT.

A good flaring option are Zeiss Jena ¨zebras¨, as they are single coated, from the 60s.

 

[paul schefz]

or you can try these
http://cinescopophilia.com/dog-schidt-optiks-or-if-you-prefer-dog-shit-lenses/

 

[Andy White]

Super Baltars give good flare too.

 

[Mark Wilkinson]

Lomos, of course. Both spherical and anamorphic.

 

[Timur Civan]

Cooke 18-100 t3 varotal.

Gorgeous flares.

 

[Bob Gundu]

I did this little test on a Leica R lens a while back:

https://vimeo.com/50015182