Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Perfect, Philippe! On 5/12/06 12:10 PM, "Philippe Orlent" <philippe.orlent@pandora.be> wrote: > bokeh in english? > heythatsmoothtonaltransitionintheoutoffocuspartsisreallypoeticallycreamy > ? > > > Op 12-mei-06, om 18:04 heeft Walt Johnson het volgende geschreven: > >> The is no ugly bokeh, only ugly photographers. If I may add one >> little observation without risking venomous retorts??? How rare >> does a photographer have to be to judge out of focus areas on a >> rangefinder? inquiring minds want to know, right Marc? BTW, oof >> has a nice ring to it, think we could wed it an appropriate lens >> characteristic besides bokeh? Some kind of Yankee ingenuity thing. >> >> The Gritmaster >> >> B. D. Colen wrote: >> >>> I still own that lens, and it's served me well - but then I only >>> worry about >>> bokeh if it's ugly, and I don't feel that lens has ugly bokeh. But >>> it's the >>> very rare photographer who gives no thought to what the out-of- >>> focus areas >>> look like with a given lens - though they may not know the term >>> for those >>> areas. >>> >>> >>> On 5/12/06 2:03 AM, "Nathan Wajsman" <nathan@nathanfoto.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>>> But it is also held in high regard my many on the list, so it >>>> must be an >>>> individual choice. I sold the 1.5/50mm Nokton after a few months. I >>>> liked the lens in every respect, except that its bokeh was horrible. >>>> That prompted me to sell it and go for the real thing, i.e. the >>>> Summilux. >>>> >>>> Nathan >>>> >>>> Marc James Small wrote: >>>> >>>>> At 08:34 PM 5/11/06 +0100, Colin J wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> 2) Bokeh >>>>>> >>>>> With all respect, "bokeh" is a matter held in little regard by >>>>> many of us >>>>> on the List. To some, such as yourself, as it would appear, it >>>>> is of >>>>> import, but to many of us, it would not reach the radar screen >>>>> as we see it >>>>> as a fiction. It cannot be qauantified and therefore is not an >>>>> issue. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> msmall@aya.yale.edu >>>>> Cha robh b?s fir gun ghr?s fir! >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>>> information >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information