Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/10/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]BD True. I don't even care about the OOF areas when using my 500mm mirror lens on my R4. (but the police have taken an inordinate interest in those areas! ) Jerry bdcolen wrote: > I would humbly suggest, Doug, that most people who shoot with a 50 1.4 > are far more interested in the in-focus areas than the bokeh. In fact, I > would suggest that bokeh is largely - but certainly not entirely - an > obsession of people on lists of this sort; I admit I never gave it a > nanosecond's thought before joining the LUG. For me, the single most > important requirement for a lens is that it render the subject in a way > I want it rendered; the out of focus areas are just that - out of focus. > And if, in reality, bokeh was such an incredibly important issue to > people on this list, virtually no one here would ever attach a Noctilux > to their Ms, much less shoot with it, given the oft-times nausea > inducing bokeh that lens can produce. ;-) > > B. D. > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Douglas > Herr > Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 11:02 AM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] More digital comments > > Red Dawn <reddawn@singnet.com.sg> wrote: > > > i'm not sure if there's really distortion (maybe i have not noticed it > > > yet) but i thought the bokeh of the Canon EF 50 f1.4 is really good > > and and smooth.....maybe not the exact Leica look u're after, but > > definitely first rate without none of those artifacts / blotches etc. > > The photos I've seen made with this lens showed acceptable bokeh, not > really bad, but not great either. > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html