Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/23

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Pentax Bokeh
From: P2CON@aol.com
Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 14:36:28 EST

Shel, I for one am glad you sent this to the LUG even if it was a mistake. I 
followed the link and then checked out the rest of Mark Cassino's site; a lot 
of very nice shots, and a good sampling of nice bokeh with other than Leica 
glass.

Regards, Paul Connet

Shel wrote:
<< Whoops ... wrong list!
 -- 
 Shel Belinkoff
 mailto:belinkoff@earthlink.net
 
 
 Shel Belinkoff wrote:
 > 
 > Earlier today someone posted a photo by Mark Cassino showing an
 > example of poor Pentax bokeh.  Well, Mark's a friend and an avid
 > long-lens photographer, and the choice of the image used to show the
 > poor quality of the Pentax lens seems to have been rather
 > subjective.
 > 
 > First, that shot was made with a teleconverter, which, for some
 > reason, sometimes plays havoc with the bokeh on the 400/2.8 lens.
 > Here's what Mark had to say:
 > 
 > >
 > > Thanks, Shel - that is one butt-ugly bokeh, isn't it?
 > >
 > > But it's also the product of a unique set of
 > > circumstances. If you are able to post to the list,
 > > show 'em this one:
 > >
 > >   http://www.markcassino.com/0002/0002n01.htm
 > >
 > > But the truth is, the 2x-L teleconverter does seem to
 > > wreck havoc on the bokeh - though in certain
 > > circumsntaces. Shot a bunch of ducks this last weekend
 > > with the 400 f2.8 and the 2x-L with nothing ususual in
 > > the Bokehs.
 > >
 > > -
 > 
 > --
 > Shel Belinkoff
 > mailto:belinkoff@earthlink.net
 > There are no rules for good photographs,
 > there are only good photographs.
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