Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/09/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ain?t nowhere sharp ? Just teasing ;-) Amities Philippe > Le 28 sept. 2019 ? 08:31, Peter Klein via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> a > ?crit : > > Ted, here's an example that will show you why good bokeh is better than > bad bokeh, especially for people like you and me who like to shoot at wide > apertures in "available darkness." This link shows two crops from the same > scene, taken with two different lenses at almost the same aperture (f/1.4 > and f/1.5). > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/temp/NoktonBokeh1_2vs1_5.jpg.html> > > The image on the bottom was taken with the 50/1.5 Voigtlander Nokton I've > been using for years. It's a good lens, but it renders out-of-focus > highlights with bright edges. This can be very jarring and detract from > the main subject. Look at the reflected highlights on the curved metal > sink pipe. See how they have a bright edge and a bright dot in the > center? You can see much the same thing on the wine bottle at bottom > center. Also, look at orange and blue bag of potato chips at lower left. > Same thing. > > Now look at the top image. This was taken with the new, improved 50/1.2 > Nokton, shot at f/1.4. Here, in all cases, the out-of-focus circles are > much more diffused and even. Much less distracting. Much nicer. Which > would you rather have just behind your main subject? > > See what I mean? > > --Peter > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information