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Subject: [Leica] Bokeh, for Ted
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2019 12:55:25 +0200
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I am not familiar with the Nokton 1.2, but I did have the 1.5 long ago, and 
I got rid of it precisely because of the ugly bokeh. I have my old Summilux 
now and it is much nicer in every respect.

Cheers,
Nathan

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> On 28 Sep 2019, at 08:31, Peter Klein via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> 
> wrote:
> 
> 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
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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Replies: Reply from tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant) ([Leica] Bokeh, for Ted)
In reply to: Message from boulanger.croissant at gmail.com (Peter Klein) ([Leica] Bokeh, for Ted)