NiSi Filter Allure Streak Blue 2mm 77mm

NiSi Filter Allure Streak Blue 2mm 77mm – Creates elongated, symmetric blue streaks from point light sources

The NiSi Allure Streak Blue filter produces prominent, elongated blue streaks that extend horizontally from point light sources. It is designed to recreate highlights similar to those recorded with an anamorphic lens, allowing filmmakers and photographers to achieve that look without using anamorphic optics.

How the filter works

Use the streak filter perpendicular to a point light source such as the sun, a light bulb, or a candle. When positioned correctly, the filter interacts with those point sources to produce symmetric, horizontal streaks. Photographers and cinematographers commonly use this effect to draw attention to a specific part of the frame or to add a visually dramatic element to a scene.

Key characteristics

Several factual features define this filter and its typical use cases:

• Designed to be used perpendicular to a point light source (e.g., sun, light bulb, candle).
• Generates elongated streaks that are symmetric and extend horizontally from each point light source.
• Produces blue-colored streaks for a distinct highlight color.
• Lines within the filter are spaced 2mm apart, which shapes the streak pattern.
• Works well when the light source is a highlight with a significant degree of contrast from the rest of the image.
• Includes a padded pouch for storage and transport.
• Can be used with step-rings to fit lenses with smaller filter threads than 77mm.

Practical use cases

Use this filter when you want to emphasize bright points in a scene. For example, add it to night-time cityscapes with bright signs, interiors with visible bulbs, or scenes lit by candles to create horizontally stretched, eye-catching highlights. Because the streaks resemble anamorphic flare, the filter provides a specific stylistic option for projects that seek that aesthetic without changing optics.

Included items and compatibility

The product ships with a padded pouch for safe storage and transport. Also, you can adapt the filter to lenses with smaller threads by using step-rings, which lets you fit the 77mm filter to a wider range of lenses.

FAQ

Question: How should I position the NiSi Allure Streak Blue to get the intended effect?
Answer: Position the filter so it is perpendicular to the point light source. When used this way, the filter creates symmetric, horizontal blue streaks that extend from each point highlight.

Question: Will this filter let me mimic anamorphic flare without an anamorphic lens?
Answer: Yes. The filter is intended to allow an anamorphic-style highlight effect even when you are not using anamorphic optics.

Question: Can I use this filter on lenses with smaller filter threads than 77mm?
Answer: Yes. The filter can be used with step-rings to adapt it to lenses that have smaller filter thread sizes than 77mm.

Question: What kinds of light sources work best with this filter?
Answer: The filter is most effective with point light sources that create high-contrast highlights in the scene, for example the sun, a light bulb, or a candle. Those highlights interact with the filter lines to produce the horizontal streaks.