Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/22

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Test for Bokeh
From: "Dan Honemann" <danh@selectsa.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 10:36:34 -0500

Mike,

So, what's _your_ rating for the lenses you've tested (bearing in mind that
this is largely subjective)?  What are your grades for the Leica line-up
(since I only have one that I own to test, and no access to others (no
rentals in Balto./DC area)?

Interested,
Dan

> Among other things, you will learn 1.) which of your lenses give the best
> bokeh at or near wide open, and 2.) at what aperture each of your lenses
> "cleans up" in terms of bokeh (most lenses are rendering
> acceptably smooth,
> non-distracting bokeh by f/5.6). For instance, if you perform
> this test with
> the 50mm Summilux-R (55) and the 50mm DR Summicron-M, you will see major
> differences in the way these the bokeh of these lenses behaves at their
> widest apertures.
>
> As far as what bokeh you _like_, or is best, no, there is no test for
> that--with some things in photography, like it or no, you just
> have to look
> at pictures and let your personal taste be your guide.
>
> --Mike