Leica 50mm f/0.95 Noctilux-M ASPH: Flare
I’ve added another flare example and discuss my approach to eliminating it on the Leica Noctilux worst-case flare page.
See also Flare Control with Leica M Lenses and Especially the Leica 50/2 APO Summicron-M ASPH.
The image below is a cutaway of an unshielded lens (left half) and shielded lens (right half), same aperture and identical exposure for both.