Nokton have an amazing facility to achieve this effect with stunning clarity and from a low opening F2.5, the problem here is the price, these lenses are around $1,000. Does anyone have any idea if there will be a wide angle with similar effect and is accessible to work on night images?
I have read that this effect is achieved with optics with a number of odd knives. But not all have such a level, with my PanaLeica 25mm 1.4 I need to close to F7+ with what I have less light input and feel the difference.
Thanks.
Lensbaby Sweet
Tokina 11-16 mk1 does this.
A lot of the old manual focus AIS Nikkor primes do a star filter effect...
I have a few images on Flickr that demonstrate this and most will have lens and camera settings listed below the image...see here
flickr.com/photos/spectrapix
The examples below have this effect...the bottom image was shot using a Tokina 12 -24 which is wide enough on micro four thirds using a metabones adapter.
Thank you @Vitaliy_Kiselev, I see that most are very expensive optics Leica and Zeiss. The effect from the Samyang dond convince me, I see it lack of character and at a level far below (not as a lens, but in that effect). My Panasonic 14 2.5 give me that like Samyang.
The rest (CaNikon) I see that most are telephoto.
Look like the only angular that gives this effect with both character and low apertura is the Nokton. :(
Any good suitable lens. Can even use new Chinese cheap lenses.
@Vitaliy_Kiselev, Ok, but what lens?
@Psyco, I have thinked in that option, but can be a look more artificial.
Including software ones.
Also more radical option is to get cheap manual lens and remove aperture replacing it with star shaped fixed aperture. Not so hard.
Have a look a star filters.
I think need to look for older lenses. Yes, odd number of diaphragm blades and non rounded blades.
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