Thanks very much for the words of support
I didnt think this would be so popular...
Anyways, I'm working on an expanded "Advanced" section that I intend to add tonight or tomorrow dealing with hypered film, de-rotators, wedges, infra-red film, nebula filters, and a few other things...I'll have it up as soon as I'm happy with it.
PS. I sign all my posts with my real name.
edits: ascii is a lost art for me...sigh...
edit: Charlie, the reason I didnt include the line from center-optics to flare-center was because many people cant distinguish a flare from an external reflection (like the infamous 2-moons webcam shot) and reflections dont follow that rule, but are based on the more complex geometries of the camera + housing + other factors...I also didnt tackle spiking because it has so many causes as well. I may add them to the advanced section, though.