aperture blades at 35 mm and MF lenses

Thomas78

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Hello,

to me it seems that many lenses for MF do have only five aperture blades forming a pentagonal shape (Zeiss, Schneider Kreuznach, Mamiya) while most (of my) lenses for 35 mm film have a significant higher number of aperture baldes forming a nearly round aperture shape.

Is there a specific reason for this difference in MF and 35 mm film lenses ?
 
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