Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nice pics Hans, but you're going to have to help me out. Which are the ones which are supposed to show poor bokeh? They all look fine to me! I'm beginning to wonder about this whole bokeh thing. Dan C. At 05:43 PM 22-07-00 +0200, Hans Pahlen wrote: >A while ago I promised to publish some pix, illustrating the bokeh of the Voigtlander Nokton 50/1.5. >http://www.geocities.com/hanspahlen/bokeh.htm > >There are usually no problems, unless the background contains highlights or reflections. Johnny Deadman used the Nokton for street shots at Oxford Street in London, and I understand why he was >unsatisfied (the bokeh becomes sometimes too dominant). >I have published 5 pix (2 with a normal soft background, 2 with a blurred background and 1 with the type of background that the Nokton handles less well). > >The Nokton is a very sharp lens, and bokeh is OK for most of the time. But regarded as a fast lens for the type of light that is common in avialiable light photography, I suspect the Sumilux 50 has the edge. The background must not become more dominant in the picture than the object... > >This is maybe not my final word, this what I think after developing some rolls from my recent Prague trip. > >Hans > > >