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29 Jul 2024 10:30:23 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Lens flares without third party addons  
From: Simon Adameit
Date: 29 Jul 2002 06:27:44
Message: <3d4518a0@news.povray.org>
"Peter Popov" wrote:
>
> No.
>
> For a more precise answer... think about it, why are we using photons
> at all? If specular highlights and faked caustics were enough, there
> would be no need of photons. Yet there is... I am sure Nathan Kopp,
> and Hendrik van Jensen before that, didn't invest years in vain.
>

But imho lensflares aren't caustics but multiple specular reflections of a
light source.
So why do you need photons to simulate them?


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