Hoya 67mm 4x Sparkle Effect Filter

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The Hoya 67mm 4x Star Sparkle Effect Filter is a unique filter that is designed to create a sparkling, star-like effect on light sources in your photographs. This filter is ideal for creating a dramatic and eye-catching effect in your images, especially when shooting night scenes, cityscapes, or landscapes with bright lights.

The filter features a series of etched lines on its surface that diffract light, creating a sparkling effect with four points. The filter is made of high-quality optical glass, which ensures excellent image quality and clarity, while the aluminum frame provides durability and protects the glass.

One of the benefits of using the Hoya 67mm 4x Star Sparkle Effect Filter is that it eliminates the need for time-consuming and often expensive post-processing techniques to achieve the same effect. It also allows you to capture the sparkle effect in-camera, giving you more control over the final image.

However, it is important to note that this filter is not suitable for all types of photography. It is best used in situations where there are prominent light sources, such as streetlights or cityscapes. It may not be suitable for portraits or other types of photography where a sparkling effect is not desired.

Overall, the Hoya 67mm 4x Star Sparkle Effect Filter is a unique and useful tool for photographers looking to add some creative flair to their images. Whether you are a professional photographer or a hobbyist, this filter is definitely worth considering for your kit.

Creative filter to create a moderately sized fairytale-like 4-cross pattern on point light sources in your photo.

Imagine spending a warm spring night with your friends around a campfire, going with your date to a festive illuminated park during a cold winter evening or watching a raindrop calmly running down a flower after a summer storm. These scenes create a special feeling of coziness and ease – a feeling that flickers like a warm spark inside of us.

We have created this filter to give us the chance to show this feeling of warmth in our photo. The filter is designed to create moderately sized light beams from light sources while gently enhancing them, letting them appear like tiny sparks and creating a warm and joyful atmosphere just like the feeling inside of us. Get to know the HOYA SPARKLE.

Conventional cross filters may appear with overly long light beams, cluttering and totally overloading your photos. Rather than letting the cross effect take over your photo, the HOYA SPARKLE aims to create a joyful atmosphere subtly through creating only moderately sized light beams. While doing so, the light sources themselves are also being gently enhanced, creating a perfect balance between strength of the light source and length of the light beams.

Light sources can be anything – such as stars, light reflecting on water, or sunrays breaking through the crown of a tree.

The HOYA SPARKLE 4X is a filter that absolutely shines (literally) in night sky photography. Through taking the light sources of brighter stars and converting them into 4-pointed stars, the SPARKLE series creates a simply beautiful and mesmerizing effect in your photos – creating a new standard for astrophotography.

In the absence of strong light sources in the composition, the HOYA SPARKLE produces a soft effect in your image, creating a dreamy atmosphere. This is especially recommended for portrait, flower and landscape photography. You can further strengthen the soft effect through increasing the focal length towards the telephoto end!

Through turning the front frame, you can change the angle of the cross pattern. This gives you the ability to always choose the perfect angle, personalizing your photos even further!

GET THE BEST RESULTS!

• The cross effect appears from single point sources. Other forms of light sources, e.g., cylinder shaped light like from fluorescent lamps, will not produce an effect. There are also cases in which large light sources prevent the cross effect from appearing clearly. In these situations, try to move further away from the interfering light source and try shooting again.
• The strength of the light source, the focal distance and the aperture value have an impact on the cross effect.
• If your image is too dark when shooting illuminations, try increasing the exposure compensation. On the other hand, should the image be too bright, try with a reduced exposure compensation.
• Cross streaks can be seen better in dark background settings. Also, focusing on the light source makes for a crisper cross effect.
• Depending on the conditions, a mesh shaped flare will occur (strong light sources and back lighting conditions).
• Increasing the focal length towards the telephoto end will strengthen the soft effect.
• Light rays might distort at wide angles.
• When the aperture is reduced to around f/22, light rays may become dotted.
• Under circumstances, the HOYA SPARKLE produces a meshed pattern over the blurred parts in your image.

OTHER FEATURES

• Digital multi-coated glass allows a max. surface light reflection ratio of 0.5%.
• Black-rimmed glass minimizes random reflections inside the frame.
• Knurling makes it easy to attach and remove the filter.
• UV absorption filter case.
• Thin frame design to minimize vignetting even with wide angle lenses.
• Made in Japan quality!

The 67mm 4x Sparkle Effect Filter comes with a full Australian warranty from Hoya Australia.

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