Issue with 80mm lens bokeh highlights

[rafael_ferreira]

<p>Please take a look and let me know what kind of problem I have with this lens.<br />Blade stuck or something? I don't have the same problems with a slower shutter speed (less than 125)<br>

<br />That was at 2.8 1/500sec. <br>

I have a 500c.<br /><br /><a href="http://flickr.com/gp/rafapf/K7b63j">flickr.com/gp/rafapf/K7b63j</a> <br>

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Anyway to fix this?<br>

Thank you in advance.<br>

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[klaus_bernhard]

<p>Your shutter blades don't open completely.<br>

It can' t be the aperture blades, as these always form a circular or hexagonal hole depending on the number of blades and the blade contour.<br>

<br />It surely can be fixed, though I'd have done by a professional.</p>

<p>Klaus</p>

[celasun]

<p>You may want to use the situation for something good! I can imagine certain images (night time party / dance etc.) that can possibly benefit from this "special effect"! You can, then, have the blades fixed.</p>

[sumo_kun]

<p>Yes, incomplete opening of shutter blades. You should be getting a fully circular or cats eye shape highlight since you are using the lens at 2.8, which is the max aperture.<br>

Some lenses do actually have "ninja star" shaped aperture blades but I don't think any Hassy lenses do though.</p>

[carlo_d]

<p>BTW, very, very nice picture! Love the color too. Which film / scanning procedure?</p>

[rafael_ferreira]

<p>Fuji 400, canon 9000 scan. Thank you all for the answers, I will try to get an estimate to see if I can fix this (or buy another lens).</p>

[rafael_ferreira]

<p>Hi all, I send the lens to be fixed, and now it's working as supposed to, happy ending :). Thanks for the feedback.</p>