Starburst: 16-35 I vs 16-35 II ?

The Canon 16-35 f/2.8 II has an awesome 14 point starburst when stopped down. You can see a few examples of this as you scroll down this page in the lens archive thread.

Can anyone tell me if the 16-35 f/2.8 version I gives this same starburst? I looked through the lens archive for this lens also, but it seems like it is only used by daytime shooters.

Please point to examples if you have any.

Well at least they both have 7 aperture blades which will give you 14 pointed sunstars when stopped down.

ALL lenses will give that star effect from strong, small points of light (such as street lights at night) if you stop down enough, say f/8, f/10 or smaller.

The number of points depends on the number of aperture blades the particular lens has. Lenses with an ODD number of blades gives 2 times the points (like Xcelx pointed, 7 blades = 14 pointed stars). Lenses with an EVEN number of blades gives points equal to the blade # (lens with 8 aperture blades = 8 pointed stars).

I got a similar effect from my nifty fifty at 1.8 when I did this shot. It is small but still got that starburst effect.

Here are two daytime examples one is from the Canon 85mm 1.8, 8 bladed aperture and Sigma 10-20mm, 7 bladed aperture. Both shot at f/16

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cdo221 wrote in post #13646371
ALL lenses will give that star effect from strong, small points of light (such as street lights at night) if you stop down enough, say f/8, f/10 or smaller.

Yes, but they all look different (length, width, sharpness, etc). I'm specifically interested in whether or not the ones from the 16-35 I look identical to the 16-35 II.

Interesting. I did not know that.

Xcelx wrote in post #13646558
Here are two daytime examples one is from the Canon 85mm 1.8, 8 bladed aperture and Sigma 10-20mm, 7 bladed aperture. Both shot at f/16

I love everything about the Sigma 10-20 except the starbursts and the way it handles flare when stopped down. I sold my 10-20 for this reason and was going to get a Canon 10-22, but got a 5D II & 17-40 instead.

The ones on the 17-40 are better than the Sigma 10-20, especially at f/18 and smaller, but they are still not as good as the 16-35 II. I'll probably be swapping my 17-40 for the 16-35, but I'd rather have the one with the 77mm filter size than the one with the 82mm filter size. The quality of the starbursts are a very important part of my decision on which one to purchase.

Is there a shop near you that has the 16-35II in stock? and they'll let you try it out?

rick_reno wrote in post #13647162
Is there a shop near you that has the 16-35II in stock? and they'll let you try it out?

I don't need to try it out because I already know what the starbursts from that lens look like. I'm wondering how the 16-35 I is in comparison. That lens is discontinued and can only be found on used gear forums.

I had the 16-35 II. Nice lens but, got rid of it for other reasons.

OK, I went through the lens sample thread one more time and found a sample that answers my question.
No, the starburst from the 16-35 I does not look anything like the starburst from the 16-35 II. It looks more like the one from my old Sigma 10-20.

Now that I have my answer, I am unsubscribing from my own thread.

No Angle wrote in post #13646410
I got a similar effect from my nifty fifty at 1.8 when I did this shot. It is small but still got that starburst effect.

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WOW. That's a beautiful picture.
What's the exposure time? & ISO setting?'
did you do any post processing with lightroom?

No Angle wrote in post #13646410
I got a similar effect from my nifty fifty at 1.8 when I did this shot. It is small but still got that starburst effect.

The heck!?!? How did you manage to not get over exposed lights!!!? This thread has sparked my interest ^^

Bond_Savingsbond wrote in post #13648880
The heck!?!? How did you manage to not get over exposed lights!!!? This thread has sparked my interest ^^

Try shooting at f10-f11.