DMJ Posted January 1, 2021 Share #1  Posted January 1, 2021 Advertisement (gone after registration) Could anyone please tell me which M Mount lenses give great sun stars? Ideally at 35mm for beach landscapes, but interested in all focal lengths. Using Leica, Zeiss & Voigtlander lenses (have various focal lengths). My camera’s: M240 & SL2. Today shot pictures on Rhossili Beach Swansea UK using M240 & Zeiss 35mm f1.4.  Some slight internal reflection at f16 & fair (at best) sun stars.  Amazing beach.  Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ray Vonn Posted January 1, 2021 Share #2  Posted January 1, 2021 In practical terms, it seems to be the Voigtlandler lenses. I did see a magnificent sunstar from a 50mm Summilix but can’t remember whether it was the FLE ASPH. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrostl Posted January 1, 2021 Share #3  Posted January 1, 2021 Voigtlander. https://phillipreeve.net covers this subject a lot, check out their various reviews. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 2, 2021 Share #4 Â Posted January 2, 2021 Zeiss 25mm f2.8 produces very striking and wonderful sun stars. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Vonn Posted January 3, 2021 Share #5  Posted January 3, 2021 On 1/2/2021 at 9:33 AM, astrostl said: Voigtlander. https://phillipreeve.net covers this subject a lot, check out their various reviews. Yes it’s true what is said in that article but I think that was in relation to lenses in a general sense, finding one specifically for the M system is a little bit harder. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haikos Posted January 3, 2021 Share #6 Â Posted January 3, 2021 From personal experience: ZM Biogon 2/35. Extremely sharp images and sharp sunstars. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrostl Posted January 3, 2021 Share #7  Posted January 3, 2021 Advertisement (gone after registration) 11 hours ago, Ray Vonn said: Yes it’s true what is said in that article but I think that was in relation to lenses in a general sense, finding one specifically for the M system is a little bit harder. Hm, I'm not sure what you mean here. It's a site and not an article, and they have reviewed dozens of M lenses with specific coverage of sunstars. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Vonn Posted January 3, 2021 Share #8 Â Posted January 3, 2021 4 hours ago, astrostl said: Hm, I'm not sure what you mean here Fair enough then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simone_DF Posted January 5, 2021 Share #9 Â Posted January 5, 2021 Basically all Voigtlander lenses 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkmoore Posted January 5, 2021 Share #10  Posted January 5, 2021 28 summicron V2 makes decent sun stars and has great flare control in my opinion. The 35 Lux FLE does fine. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Vonn Posted January 6, 2021 Share #11  Posted January 6, 2021 This is an example from a Biogon 21mm Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Untitled by Otim, on Flickr Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Untitled by Otim, on Flickr ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/316628-sun-stars/?do=findComment&comment=4113229'>More sharing options...
AndreasG Posted January 6, 2021 Share #12  Posted January 6, 2021 M10-D, APO Summicron 50 Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 2 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/316628-sun-stars/?do=findComment&comment=4113297'>More sharing options...
Ray Vonn Posted January 6, 2021 Share #13  Posted January 6, 2021 56 minutes ago, AndreasG said: M10-D, APO Summicron 50 Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Thanks for posting, whilst most lenses will have some sort of sunstar ability, they will be different in how they render them. So far in this thread we've had the Biogon and the APO Summicron 50 as examples, it would be nice for others to post. I suspect this is where practical examples instead of a written thesis would be more useful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simone_DF Posted January 7, 2021 Share #14  Posted January 7, 2021 Plenty of sunstars example on Phillip Reeve's reviews, he specifically cover sunstars in his reviews: https://phillipreeve.net/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrogallol Posted January 7, 2021 Share #15  Posted January 7, 2021 If you like starbursts then get an old 1970’s style starburst filter and see stars on every highlight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duoenboge Posted January 7, 2021 Share #16  Posted January 7, 2021 M10-R, Summilux 50mm, f=16  Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 2 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/316628-sun-stars/?do=findComment&comment=4114076'>More sharing options...
Ray Vonn Posted July 14, 2022 Share #17  Posted July 14, 2022 (edited) I realised down the years that sunstars don't really seem to be a priority for rangefinder users (and understand that) but for those of you that are attracted to them, the Skopar 28mm definitely does 'em. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! M M-E 220 Edited July 14, 2022 by Ray Vonn Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! M M-E 220 ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/316628-sun-stars/?do=findComment&comment=4470936'>More sharing options...
Ray Vonn Posted July 14, 2022 Share #18  Posted July 14, 2022 Same camera/lens. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/316628-sun-stars/?do=findComment&comment=4470938'>More sharing options...
Erato Posted July 14, 2022 Share #19  Posted July 14, 2022 Elmarit-M 1:2,8/24 ASPH., FYR. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members!  Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members!  ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/316628-sun-stars/?do=findComment&comment=4470946'>More sharing options...
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