HELP! Annoying light flare in all my photos

[bluecoco48]

hey guys,

I have had my nikon d7100 for a year now and i still cannot figure out why all my photos have a light flare in them.

Even in the dark i can see them. I have tried different iso's to see if it changed and there isnt much difference. im quite a novice so im totally baffled.

I'll upload some random shots to show you, please can i have some suggestions thank you.

ps. the last pic with the girl i just added a lil lense flare to disguise the light spot...but originally the spot looks like how it looks in the other photos

Btw i have tried to clean the lense to. its the same thing in both 50mm and 70-200mm

 

[480sparky]

Is the viewfinder covered when the shots are taken?

 

[bluecoco48]

Hiya,
As far as i know the viewfinder isnt covered(no fingers or other materials).
The only thing i put at the end of lense is the adaptor in very bright sunlight or windy conditions.

 

[480sparky]

Hiya,
As far as i know the viewfinder isnt covered(no fingers or other materials).
The only thing i put at the end of lense is the adaptor in very bright sunlight or windy conditions.

What adapter are you putting on the lens?

 

[bluecoco48]

Lense hood/cover but i havent used it for a while.
I still get the spots with and without it

 

[480sparky]

It might be light coming in the viewfinder. Make sure it's covered up. If the camera doesn't have a built-in VF shutter, it came with a little plastic cover for the purpose.

 

[bluecoco48]

Hiya,

I dont think there is a view finder shutter. I havnt seen any other pieces in the pack to cover it up.

 

[480sparky]

 

[bluecoco48]

I was just about to reply! Yes i found it and to be honest i never knew it exsisted! So im going to give it a try in the morning and hope for the best. Ill update you. Thank you so much you have been a big help i was going nuts. Lol

 

[Don Kuykendall_RIP]

I think you may have something on your sensor. Have you blown it off or cleaned it recently?

Be careful cleaning it and be sure to google how to do it first or have it down by a professional.

 

[nickt]

Every picture has this? And with two different lenses? Any filters on the lens? Try without a filter. I do not think its light coming in the viewfinder. It is too perfectly placed. Same position in each shot. Can you see this on the lcd while the pictures are still in camera? It looks like an extreme vignette effect.

Don might be on to something, with junk on your sensor. Or maybe your lens. I saw something similar here:
https://photographylife.com/how-to-spot-dust-on-your-dslr-sensor
It looks like the dirty front element example. It would have to be on both lenses, so maybe it is something out of the ordinary on your sensor. Regular dust is usually a dark spot. If it is something on your sensor, it should be big enough to see with a bright light. There is a menu item to raise the mirror for cleaning so you can look in there.

 

[480sparky]

I think you may have something on your sensor. Have you blown it off or cleaned it recently?

Be careful cleaning it and be sure to google how to do it first or have it down by a professional.

If it is something on the sensor, it's gotta be as big as Texas!

 

[Don Kuykendall_RIP]

If it is something on the sensor, it's gotta be as big as Texas!

With different lenses and still getting the same spot it just about has to be on the sensor. If it were a light leak through the viewfinder it would not be on every photo. Light coming in would be different. A drop of sweat or oil while the lens was off might cause this. I use the Amazon.com : Sensor Gel Stick : Camera & Photo as do many people here. Easy to use and they do work.

 

[mikew_RIP]

Welcome to the forum,hope you get it sorted,these things are often something easy.

 

[Blade Canyon]

You shouldn't need to cover the viewfinder if you're shooting 1/500th of a second. This is a strange issue, one that might require the sensor to be "remapped" by Nikon, same as they do for hot pixels that don't record light properly. There is no issue of ISO, shutter speed, or aperture that would cause the center section of the pic to be brighter than the other areas.

If you can part with the camera, send it back to Nikon for repair, and include these prints. I don't think this is anything that you are doing wrong.

 

[wornish]

Light from the viewfinder doesn't look like that in my experience. Also, the fact that you are getting it in different shots but always in the same place in the pic does look like its possibly something on the sensor.

Has this just started happening ?

If cleaning the sensor doesn't work then it could be expensive

 

[480sparky]

Would someone, cough cough, 'enlighten' me about how something on the sensor can create more light?

 

[Marcel]

I think you should contact Nikon service center and send them the samples you've submitted here. We simply are a forum of Nikon users but in no way can we diagnose all problems that could occur with a camera sensor.

To me, it looks like a sensor problem and I would only trust Nikon to check it out.

I hope your camera is still under warranty.

 

[wornish]

Would someone, cough cough, 'enlighten' me about how something on the sensor can create more light?

The whole sensor could be covered with something that has a hole in it like for example a thin layer of oil, but I agree its more likely to be a faulty sensor unfortunately.

 

[Felisek]

Try live view and check if you can see the flare. Rotate your camera with respect to the light source, cover the viewfinder and see if the flare moves or disappears. This will tell you if this is due to stray light somehow coming into the camera, or a faulty sensor.

I wonder if this could be due to the mirror not being fully lifted up and letting some light inside. Just a wild guess...