Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]As a young photographer, I was more concerned with using the best aperture for a certain lens. And f/5.6 was generally a pretty good choice. I didn't have enough money to afford anything faster than f/2. It wasn't until I got back into photography in the 1990's that I even thought about out of focus parts of the photo (portraiture had generally been done with my 105/2.5 Nikkor, and that fuzzied the background enough for me). As more recent lenses seem to have gotten progressively uglier bokeh (from pushing the envelope too much in another area of lens design?), I really do take bokeh into account when using lenses at their wider apertures. I think the 50/1.5 Nokton is perhaps the one modern lens where I see more complaints about the ugly bokeh. For me, it was any mirror telephoto lens Jeffery On Apr 13, 2010, at 11:30 AM, Benjamin Marks wrote: > The useful aspect of the concept, for me, was that I encountered it at a > moment when I was obsessed with print sharpness. It was a welcome reminder > that creativity is enhanced when you get outside your little box. The idea > that a group of photographers were concerned with this optical quality that > was so diametrically opposed to what I was seeking was a very useful kick > in > the head. > > Ben Marks > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information