[Leica] (tech) Lens comparisons - 50mm Summilux - has photos

[hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson)]

This forum ain't big enough to discuss all of the aspects of bokeh ;-)

Cheers,
Geoff
http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman



On 19 July 2012 07:30, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote:

> There is no doubt the asph will be better for that, I was just surprised
> that at various distances and apertures that there was no real difference
> in bokeh between the pre-asph and asph.
>
> john
> ________________________________________
>
> Risking the wrath of Ted (but he's resting right now!) I would add for this
> particular comparison a focus shift comparison might be instructive too.
> Shoot one with each wide open in close, then stop down to say f/4.
>
> Cheers,
> Geoff
>
> On 19 July 2012 07:20, George Lottermoser <imagist3 at mac.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > On Jul 18, 2012, at 1:02 AM, John McMaster wrote:
> >
> > > 24 hours and no replies, I guess nobody saw much difference in bokeh?
> > There
> > > were some where, side by side, the pre-asph was preferable but others
> > where
> > > that was reversed...
> >
> > This was the point I was alluding to a week or two ago.
> > Each scene (subject / light) will be rendered slightly (or not so
> > slightly) differently
> > by each lens/sensor/film combination.
> >
> > And we can't have them all (at least I can't).
> > So we get to know the gear we have;
> > and make educated use of it to achieve our aesthetic goals.
> >
> > Regards,
> > George Lottermoser
>
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