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Message: <blockquote data-quote="hark" data-source="post: 704507" data-attributes="member: 13196">Ahh...I see what you're saying. Here I assumed he meant stars in the sky not creating stars from light sources. I'm not entirely sure, but I think part of it has to do with how the aperture blades are shaped. Some older lenses tended to be very good due to their designs, but when newer designs changed the shapes of the aperture blades, it became hit and miss. Using a wide angle lens and stopping down to the smallest aperture will show whether or not a lens can produce decent results. My Nikon 18-35 f/3.5-4.5G does a great job with this. Keeping the focal length wide and stopping down is the best way to tell. Telephoto lenses don't work nearly as well as wide angle primes or zooms.</blockquote>