Timeline for What lenses can produce a clean starburst effect?
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| May 8, 2015 at 14:38 | comment | added | user13451 | @BentRasmussen the comparable lens (the Nikon 17-35) has 9 blades and a rounded aperture shape. This would create an 18 pointed star if it forms, however that the blades are rounded would make the corners less pronounced and the star less pronounced. The 35mm lens has 7 blades... and digging into it, Nikon really likes rounding their blades (this makes for rounder bokeh and lens flares (when they occur)). Either way, grab a lens stop down to f/22 and give it a shot. | |
| May 8, 2015 at 11:25 | vote | accept | Bent Rasmussen | ||
| May 8, 2015 at 11:24 | comment | added | Bent Rasmussen | I asked on the thread and apparently the effect in the photo above was created with a Canon 16-35mm. I just wanted to see if I can get a lens that can create a similar effect for my Nikon. :-) | |
| May 7, 2015 at 3:47 | comment | added | thomasrutter | To clarify for others, it's the aperture in the lens that has the 7 blades, not the lens glass itself. | |
| May 7, 2015 at 0:13 | comment | added | SailorCire | Star filters are exactly what I was thinking. | |
| May 6, 2015 at 20:46 | history | answered | user13451 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |