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Hoya filter Sparkle 4x 77mm
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63,99 €
Main info
- High quality filter
- From the Hoya Creative series
- Multilayer coataing
- Thin aluminum frame
- For lenses with 77 mm filter thread
- 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
A spark inside of us
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.
The sparkle effect
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.
HOYA SPARKLE in astrophotography
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.
Choose your pattern
The SPARKLE series consists of the SPARKLE 4X and the SPARKLE 6X, creating a four-cross pattern and six-cross pattern respectively. Try out both!
Soft effect
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!
Rotatable front frame
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.
Specifications
Filter type
Astro
Star
Star
Filter design
4 point star
Filter thread
77 mm
Optical density
ND1
Series
Hoya Creative
Coating
Multi-coated
Dimensions and weights
Gross weight
0.072 kg
Net weight
0.0295 kg
Package width
1.4 cm
Package height
9.7 cm
Package length
11 cm
Origin country
Japan
Product codes
EAN
0024066070777
024066070777
24066070777
024066070777
24066070777
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This product is available to try and buy from the following Photopoint retail stores:
Photopoint, Ülemiste keskus: Suur-Sõjamäe 4, Tallinn
Photopoint, Rocca al Mare: Paldiski mnt 102, Tallinn
Photopoint, Kvartal: Riia 2, Tartu
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