Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Have any seekers of the ultimate "bokeh" bothered to test several lenses, say a Canon FD 50mm 1.4, similar Nikkor, Summicron, and/or Summilux, in the same light, same subject, same aperture, and compare the "bokeh"? I can see how at smaller apertures, the six sided aperture blades of various Japanese lenses would create different out of focus effects than a Summicron. But the shallowest depth of field is at full aperture, and of course the aperture blades are irrelevant at full aperture. My gut tells me that it's all a bunch of hoo-hah, and that the bokeh bretheren would rather not put this notion to the test. But my gut has been wrong in the past. Peter Jon White _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com