Hoya 72mm Star 4X Filter

The most popular artistic filter to create a dramatic 4-cross flare effect

Cross-Screen (CS) filter creates a 4-beam flare on the light spots and is effective when shooting night illuminations, reflections on the water surface, light leaking through the leaves, photographs of jewellery, and other scenes with tiny light sources. Star filters are dramatic multi-point light flares or rays of light also known as a “star effect” to bright or strong point light sources in a scene.

SOME PRACTICAL TIPS

Star filter gives a beautiful and romantic effect, emanating multiple rays of light coming out from a point source of light, or a bright object in the image. The ray’s appearance may differ depending on the aperture setting, size, strength of the light source, and the distance to the camera. Find the best angle of the star effect according to your personal intentions of the composition by rotating the filter frame. When shooting video rotate the frame to achieve dynamic and rhythmical movements of the beam flares.