[Leica] Bokeh test 18mm f3.8 (Image)

[mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)]

> Hello LUG,
> 
> Douglas Nygren asked about the bokeh of the 18mm f3.8 lens.  I do not
> believe myself a bokeh expert, but I thought to myself, what does the
> out of focus area look like?  The first image is taken of a flowerpot
> with my studio in the background, I focused as close as the ice would
> allow and used f3.8.  Winter came suddenly and viciously, one day the
> flowers were happily blooming and the next frozen and covered with
> snow.  Examine at high magnification.
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Lee/recent/20091013-L1062741.jpg.html
> 
> It is a pretty ugly photo, but you are interested in "out of focus",
> right?  The second photo was also shot with the 18mm and used the M8
> also.
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Lee/recent/20090917-L1062589.jpg.html
> 
> Comments welcome.  I think the lens is pretty damn good!
> 
> Lee
> 


Of course its pretty damned good! Its a Leica 18mm f/3.8 Super-Elmar-M
Aspherical Manual Focus Lens for 3 grand.! You think these guys are fooling
around? Cutting corners on glass?
No jacked up speed. Just quality design.

It's a super wide. Many people will shoot many rolls before they see any out
of focus areas.

I think basically a well designed lens will render out of focus areas well.


Mark William Rabiner