Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/09/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]All a matter of opinion James. In my opinion 'bokeh' exists where ever out-of-focus exists. And it certainly exists in most macro photography in the natural world. I also believe that different lenses render OOF in more or less "pleasing" ways; especially where high contrast complexity exists in those OOF areas. Regards, George Lottermoser george at imagist.com http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist On Sep 28, 2009, at 12:20 PM, James Laird wrote: > Gene, > > I guess I'm a little confused about the term 'bokeh'. According the > Wikipedia's definition of the term: > > "Although difficult to quantify, some lenses enhance overall image > quality by producing more subjectively pleasing out-of-focus areas. > Good bokeh is especially important for large-aperture lenses, macro > lenses, and long telephoto lenses because they are typically used with > a shallow depth of field." > > so I'm confused;) > > Jim > > On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 11:43 AM, <grduprey at mchsi.com> wrote: >> >> >> James, >> >> >> Bokeh and Macro just don't mix, Period. At macro ranges, bokeh >> just does not exist. We are talking 1 inch MAXIMUM dof. For >> normal and macro shooting, I use the 60/2.8R Macro Elmarit lens >> and it works just fine. >> >> >> Cheers, >> Gene -------------- Original message from James Laird >> <digiratidoc at gmail.com>: -------------- >> >> >>> Which R lens in the 'standard' range (50-60mm) has the best bokeh? >>> I've found an interest in the macro world and shoot a lot with my >>> old >>> trusty Canon 50 1.8 with a Kenko 12mm extension tube resulting in >>> shots like >>> >>> >>> >>> I'm interested in trying out an R lens due to Leicas legendary >>> bokeh. >>> Which one is the 'best', if there is such a thing? >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information