Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Walt Johnson <walt@waltjohnson.com> wrote: >It would seem the search for good bokeh should be confined to earlier >lenses designed before computers took over? Nope. Numerous modern lenses show harsh bokeh. For example from the photos I've seen made with the modular APO-Telyts I'd have problems with their bokeh, likewise several ED-Nikkors and long Canon L lenses - and one long Pentax lens with its matched 1.4x extender shows bokeh almost like a mirror lens. > Another element of this bokeh >discussion seems to be lost on many of us. I've never seen a strong >image weakened by bad bokeh. http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/picidae/acwo00.html Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com