Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/11/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> The term "boke(h)" is originally Japanese, meaning of > ... > The lens test of Japanese photographic magazines is done including > valuation of "boke". > There is no standard test of "boke", but ... > > SATOSHI OKA Thank you (Satoshi Oka) very much for the information. I read some Japanese monthly photo magazines frequently (although my Japanese is very poor, more poor than my English :-) I did find they explain the Bokeh very clearly (exactly as Satoshi said) and each lens test did include some experiments on the Bokeh. Sometimes they have articles on comparing the Bokeh of different lenses (sometimes including Leitz lenses). I believe the Japanese are very good at the Bokeh issue and also know the Leica very well--no wonder Japan has more Leicas than anywhere. Japanese are very good at collecting things. For example, in Japan there are many stores for wristwatches collection-- I believe Japan has more Rolex watches than anywhere. Any Leica fans here collect watches? Sincerely, /Li-Hsin Tseng