[Leica] Bokeh and Lenses

[Tina Manley]

He still has some comments up:
http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2012/10/a-new-king-of-bokeh.html

Interesting.

Tina


On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 6:48 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote:

> I think he has pulled the site (as part of an overhaul) where he said that
> the 'king of bokeh' was wrong, he was shooting at mid-distance at f5.6
> where most lenses look the same....
>
> http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-m-lenses/259832-king-bokeh-killed-its-father.html
>
> john
> ________________________________________
>
> PESO:
>
> Mike Johnston (The Online Photographer) has written quite a bit about
> bokeh.  He has a pdf in which he rates many lenses for their bokeh.
>
> http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/files/bokehrankings5.pdf
>
> He also comments that bokeh gets more problematic:
>
> the larger the aperture
> the closer the focus
> the more distant the background
> the more contrasty the background
>
> No wonder I had problems.  My 3 photos included all of the problematic
> possibilities!
>
> Guess I'll try again.   The Summicron does get a 10 in the lens ratings.
>
> Tina
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