Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/01

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Bokeh - proven myth ?
From: Doug Herr <telyt@earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 01 Jan 2002 19:12:31 -0800
References: <MABBJJLPMBEAOLKHGGIAKEOADAAA.jsmith45@bellsouth.net>

Jeffery Smith wrote:

> For what it's worth, the only bokeh I can recognize in a heartbeat is that
> from a mirror lens. I've never seen a side-by-side test of different lenses
> aimed at the same subjects and/or light sources (like headlights). There
> seem to be too many factors (contrast, distance from lens, focusing
> distance) to quantify anything objectively or subjectively.
>
> Jeffery Smith
> New Orleans, LA


Compare the bokeh of a Nikkor 400mm f/5.6 ED-IF with that of the Leitz 400mm
f/6.8 Telyt and you'll see why I swear by my Telyt.  The Nikkor's bokeh is
almost like that of a mirror lens.

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com

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