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Old 01-16-2017, 8:37pm   #10
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I don't understand the starburst from f / 22. I typically never shoot stopped down that far. Forget it for birds it's out of the question.
From my experience, it's pretty difficult to get a good startburst from anything less than f16 or so. I prefer to shoot that lens closer to f8 as it's sharper but it gives a good starburst at f22. I'm sure there's some degradation due to diffraction but it doesn't show much.

This was shot at f22 I believe with a 24-105L. I took many shots that evening - some at f8 some at f11, but the best startbursts were at f22.

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