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Lens Hot Spot Testing Database

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A lens hot spot is the most common problem encountered when shooting infrared light. They usually manifest in the form of a bright circle, sometimes in the shape of aperture leaves directly in the center of the image. The problem is exaggerated as you stop down (increase f stop number), with the spot becoming more prominent and defined. Hot spots can also behave differently in different zoom ranges of a lens. If you want to learn about other issues your lenses might have in infrared light, visit our Lens Considerations Page.

Normal photographic lenses are designed for visible light photography and sometimes behave quite strangely in infrared light. This page demonstrates results of the testing we have done with each of these lenses.

All testing is done with our Deep B&W Filter (830nm). This is usually the worst offender in terms of hot spots out of all of our filter options. When a camera is converted with our Super Color Filter (590nm) for example, you might see that the results are much better with some these lenses than our testing shows.

We test each lens by stopping down as much as the lens will allow us too, usually that will be f22, and then we begin to open up the aperture to see the different result. We also included one shot of the lens wide open. An extra step we took in the zoom lenses is repeating this process fully zoomed in.

Click on any of the lenses below to see the results of our testing. We will look to enhance this list as time and resources allow.

A huge thank you to the great people at Kenmore Camera for allowing us to get a massive amount of these lenses tested!

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Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM Lens

 
Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM Lens

Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L III USM Lens

 
Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L III USM Lens

Canon EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM Lens

 
Canon EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM Lens

Canon EF 17-35mm f/2.8L USM Lens

 
Canon EF 17-35mm f/2.8L USM Lens

Canon EF 24mm f/2.8 IS USM Lens

 
Canon EF 24mm f/2.8 IS USM Lens

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM Lens

 
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM Lens

Canon EF 24-105mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM Lens

 
Canon EF 24-105mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM Lens

Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM Lens

 
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM Lens

Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM Lens

 
Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM Lens

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Nikon 1 NIKKOR VR 10-30 mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens

 
Nikon 1 NIKKOR VR 10-30 mm f/3.5-5.6 Lenss

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-NIKKOR 12-24mm f/4G IF-ED Lens

 
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-NIKKOR 12-24mm f/4G IF-ED Lens

Nikon AF NIKKOR 14mm f/2.8D ED Lens

 
Nikon AF NIKKOR 14mm f/2.8D ED Lens

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR Lens

 
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR Lens

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR Lens

 
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR Lens

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR Lens

 
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR Lens

Nikon 1 NIKKOR 18.5mm f/1.8 Lens

 
Nikon 1 NIKKOR 18.5mm f/1.8 Lens

Nikon AF NIKKOR 24mm f/2.8D Lens

 
Nikon AF NIKKOR 24mm f/2.8D Lens

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.4G Lens

 
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.4G Lens

Nikon AF-S VR Micro-NIKKOR 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED Lens

 
Nikon AF-S VR Micro-NIKKOR 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED Lens

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Fujifilm XF 10-24mm f/4 R OIS Lens

 
Fujifilm XF 10-24mm f/4 R OIS Lens

Fujifilm XF 16mm f/1.4 R WR Lens

 
Fujifilm XF 16mm f/1.4 R WR Lens

Fujifilm XF 16-55mm f/2.8 R LM WR Lens

 
Fujifilm XF 16-55mm f/2.8 R LM WR Lens

Fujifilm XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 R LM OIS Zoom Lens

 
Fujifilm XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 R LM OIS Zoom Lens

Fujifilm XF 23mm f/2 R WR Lens

 
Fujifilm XF 23mm f/2 R WR Lens

Fujifilm XF 27mm f/2.8 Lens

 
Fujifilm XF 27mm f/2.8 Lens

Fujifilm XF 35mm f/2 R WR Lens

 
Fujifilm XF 35mm f/2 R WR Lens

Fujifilm XF 50-140mm f/2.8 R LM OIS WR Lens

 
Fujifilm XF 50-140mm f/2.8 R LM OIS WR Lens

Fujifilm XF 90mm f/2 R LM WR Lens

 
Fujifilm XF 90mm f/2 R LM WR Lens

Fujifilm XF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR Lens

 
Fujifilm XF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR Lens

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Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 16-35mm f/4 ZA OSS Lens

 
Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 16-35mm f/4 ZA OSS Lens

Sony E PZ 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS Lens

 
Sony E PZ 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS Lens

Sony Vario-Tessar T* E 16-70mm f/4 ZA OSS Lens

 
Sony Vario-Tessar T* E 16-70mm f/4 ZA OSS Lens

Sony E PZ 18-105mm f/4 G OSS Lens

 
Sony E PZ 18-105mm f/4 G OSS Lens

Sony Sonnar T* E 24mm f/1.8 ZA Lens

 
Sony Sonnar T* E 24mm f/1.8 ZA Lens

Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Lens

 
Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Lens

Sony FE 24-240mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS Lens

 
Sony FE 24-240mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS Lens

Sony E 55-210mm f/4.5-6.3 OSS Lens

 
Sony E 55-210mm f/4.5-6.3 OSS Lens

Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS Lens

 
Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS Lens

Sony FE 70-200mm f/4 G OSS Lens

 
Sony FE 70-200mm f/4 G OSS Lens

Sony FE 85mm f/1.4 GM Lens

 
Sony FE 85mm f/1.4 GM Lens

Sony FE 90mm f/2.8 Macro G OSS Lens

 
Sony FE 90mm f/2.8 Macro G OSS Lens
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