Just got this filter and honestly, i am very disappointed. I have the dream filter and am pleased with that one very much but this starburst one just hardly does anything! i agree with you Yvonne that for videographers it has a lot more use. The photos they use to sell this definitely seem over enhanced because it is really really tough to get anything near that strong effect in almost any lighting conditions. There Return policy is also not great because, if your just not happy with it, you cant get a full refund only store credit -20% of the cost. Wish i would have known this and saw your video before purchasing. Either way great review. Good job.
Sorry to hear that! Thanks for taking the time to watch my review. It is frustrating that the images they get have the effect so exaggerated. I still haven't figured out how to replicate it after a year of shooting with it on and off. I recently bought an off-brand star filter for my film camera and it works much better- I think it has something to do with the distance between the intersecting lines. In the new filter, they are much closer together. Not sure, but if you're wondering what to use your store credit on, I wouldn't recommend the blue flare or chromatic shift, but I love the centerfield split diopter (or any of their diopters really).
I achieved this effect once doing some long exposures at night where the streetlights showed up as little stars on the film. I am not sure what I did to get it to happen as it was entirely by accident. Most of the time when I do night shots it doesn't happen. Or at least it isn't very pronounced.
The starburst filter does absolutely nothing on my camera. They added all the effects in post production to sell it. What a piece of crap. And they won't allow me to return it. Worst customer service I've ever experienced.
