Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/06/18

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Bokeh (sp?) rant - hot to handle!
From: Matthew Powell <mlpowell@directvinternet.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 10:13:01 -0500

On Tuesday, June 18, 2002, at 09:34 AM, Jeffery Smith wrote:
> For people who shoot with inexpensive lenses at f/11 and smaller, bokeh
> doesn't mean much. When you are using Leica, Zeiss, or other high
> quality optics, it is possible to get sharp results wide open. When
> everything in the picture other than the subject you are focusing on is
> out of focus, then bokeh quality becomes important. For many of us,
> having an image with everything in focus is very cluttered and
> distracting.

I can't think of an otherwise good image I've ever seen where the 
"bokeh" ruined it.

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