Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Alan, these are slightly too small for me to really assess bokeh - at this scale variation may also result simply from what f 2 means on any lens, plus focus tolerances. Nice collections anyhow. Thanks for sharing Slainte Philippe Alan Magayne-Roshak wrote: >On Mon, 19 Jan 2009 Douglas Nygren <dnygr@cshore.com>wrote: > > > >>Bokeh has caught my fancy of late. >>I'm sure this has been discussed and that there is a diversity of >>opinion. >> >> > > > >>I'd be interested in learnng which lenses you all feel have the best >>bokeh and why, of course. >> >> > > > >>Best--Doug >> >> >============================================================================= >Coincidentally, I received my Olympus to Canon lens adapter last week, and >with my 30D, did some >comparisons between the Canon AF 50mm f/1.8, an old Nikkor 50mm f/1.4, and >a Zuiko 50mm f/1.8: > ><http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/LensFun/Canon_50mm_at_f2AF.jpg.html> ><http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/LensFun/Nikkor_50mm_at_f2.jpg.html> ><http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/LensFun/Zuiko_50mm_at_f1_8.jpg.html> > >In these shots there are slight variations in the out of focus highlights, >and even DoF (look at the Pony >camera on the left - it looks sharper in the Nikkor shot). The first two >lenses have a setting for f/2, but >the Zuiko doesn't, so that one is at f/1.8. > >Here is that Zuiko 50 and my favorite Olympus lens, the 100mm f/2.8 (both >at closest focus). I've always >liked the oof rendering of this lens at f/2.8: > ><http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/LensFun/Z_50mm_at_f1_8.jpg.html> ><http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/LensFun/Z_100mm_at_f2_8.jpg.html> ><http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/LensFun/Z_100mm_f2_8WideOpen_.jpg.html> > >Bokeh rendering of some misc. lenses: > >50mm Summitar at f/2: ><http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/BigBird_AMR.jpg.html> > >Nikkor 85mm f/2 LTM at f/2.8. I love the bokeh of this lens: ><http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/Fowl_AMR.jpg.html> > >My custom 135mm Elmar: ><http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/Color/BerriesLeaves_AMR.jpg.html> ><http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/Color/ThreeBlooms_AMR.jpg.html> > >Last, look at the tunnel-like look to this Victorian era Darlot when used >wide open at f/4.8: ><http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/Portraits/Kathryn1_AMR.jpg.html> >Stopped down, this effect is minimized. > >Alan > >Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer >UPAA POY 1978 >University Information Technology Services >University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee >http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/ > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >