[Leica] IMG: For Nathan BOKEH ?????????????

[jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)]

Hi Ted,

Your advice is appreciated, and will be heeded.  My comments to Nathan were 
brought about because he commented on some very irritating backgrounds that 
I had posted, with the lens stopped down to about f/6.3 or f/8.  I had been 
worrying about DOF, hence stopped down.  What I now see is that this lens is 
plenty sharp wide open, and the DOF, for most shots, is adequate at f/4.

As to sharpness, as you know better than I, eyesight can be a problem when 
one is over 80.  I am scheduled to get some new glasses in a couple of 
weeks.  Hopefully, they will assist my ageing eyes in the focus department. 
The monopod seems to help a lot in steadying the camera.

Thanks for the comments.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <tedgrant at shaw.ca>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2011 10:54 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: For Nathan BOKEH ?????????????


> Jim Nichols SHOWED:
>
>
>> Nathan,
>> > We had a stormy day today, but I wanted to try the 250 Telyt at f/4, to 
>> > see if the bokeh was better than I have achieved with the lens stopped 
>> > down.  Here are a couple of images shot wide open, using my monopod.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Gator.jpg.html
>> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Feeder.jpg.html
>> > These are not real good examples, but are the best I could do, 
>> > considering the weather.  I think the bokeh is much more acceptable at 
>> > f/4.  Now, I just need to get my new glasses so I can do a better job 
>> > of focusing.
>
> HI jim,
> Given you are learning to use long glass for the first time as I 
> understand? I'd be far more concerned in getting images sharp than what 
> the the background looks like! ... shooting with the lens wide open and 
> not more than one stop down.
>
> You are shooting digital? So it doesn't matter how many hundreds and 
> hundreds of exposures you shoot. It's far more important learning how the 
> camera feels, keeping it steady "AND SHARP IMAGES!"  Than what the 
> background looks like! Forget the bokeh, just concentrate in capturing the 
> action! If the background effect becomes a major concern and you can't get 
> rid of it to your satisfation, start looking for another long lens and 
> sell the one you have.
>
> I never knew what this bokeh thing was until I became a member of the LUG, 
> where every once in awhile it becomes a "hot button" topic! Never bothered 
> me during all my years, WHY? Well hell I never knew what it was! ERGO? No 
> problem, as I'm uing Leica glass so nothing can be wrong.... just get the 
> best photograph possible!
>
> Never bothered me while the "hot flashes of bokeh" were in discussion, 
> still doesn't bother me! I never look for it! Because I look at the 
> captured image first and foremost as that's the most imortant part of 
> taking the photograph..... capturing a breath taking sharp as a razor 
> blade piece of action! Not what the back ground looks like.
>
> For what it's worth.
>
> cheers,
> ted
>
>
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