[Leica] Bokeh, for Ted

[Jayanand Govindaraj]

Peter,
It would not matter if I were a photojournalist, I would want to get the
shot, period. The shelf life of these photos is short, after all.

It would matter if I were a fine art photographer, selling prints for a
living, because I would want harmony in the shot.

For the rest of us amateur hobbyists, it is just waffling, nobody but
friends are going to see the shot.

By the way, I personally love creamy bokeh, and the isolation of the
subject that results from it, I choose my lenses accordingly, but that is
more for personal satisfaction more than anything else!

Cheers
Jayanand

On Sat, Sep 28, 2019 at 12:01 PM 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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