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Which lens do you like for the bokeh?
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 3:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Meyer Helioplan 105mm F4.5 for its smooth bokeh.

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PostPosted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 8:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

My favorite lens for bokeh is my Canon FD 85mm f/1.2 SSC Aspherical.









The Canon FD 50mm f/1.4 SSC does a pretty good job wide open also:



The Tamron SP 80-200mm f/2.8 LD is also a decent performer for bokeh. This is a 100% crop:



PostPosted: Sun Mar 03, 2013 11:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Meyer Optik Primoplan 58 1.9


PostPosted: Wed Oct 02, 2013 10:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

There are some really great pics here! Wondering why there are only a few shots from Voigtlander 58/1.4 with it's excellent dreamy bokeh. May be it is not so popular lens in total? And where are those killing shots from Distagon 35/1.4?? That what I would call creamy-dreamy. Both are in my wish list currently Smile

As for me I simply love my Rokkor 58/1.2 for sharpness and contrast right from f/1.2 but most of all for bokeh. As with any other lens out there one should learn how to use that painting from rokkor. This lens is an incredible tool to capture your memories.

@f/1.2


PostPosted: Wed Oct 02, 2013 11:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

There are so many lenses, I like because of their bokeh: soft, swirly, funny...
Right now, I'm using my Voigtländer Color-Heliar 75mm F2.5 SL pretty often and I like what I get from this lens.

Klaus

Here's a shot at F2.5


PostPosted: Wed Oct 02, 2013 8:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The great examples here show why I don't have a favorite lens for bokeh. I like almost all forms of it, especially when it plays nice with the subject. I did get my Pentacon 135/2.8 Zebra because of its reputation for bokeh and I'm happy with it.


PostPosted: Wed Nov 26, 2014 12:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I know this thread is old, but it seems the best place to add these.

Sankyo Kohki Komura 135mm f2, Sony NEX-6, Lens Turbo II (so f/2 is more like f/1.4, f/5.6 more like f/4)


@ f/2




@ f/5.6




PostPosted: Wed Nov 26, 2014 1:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote


Schneider SL-Angulon 35mm F2.8 by calvin83@MFLenses, on Flickr


PostPosted: Sun Nov 30, 2014 12:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

So many great bokeh lenses and so little time - so well demonstrated by other members!

When I want the effect, I'd likely reach for:

(M43 & 35mm)

Zeiss Biotar 58/2

Vivitar S1 90/2.5 "Bokina"

Vivitar S1 90-180/4.5 Flat Field Zoom

Nikon AF DC 135/2D

Vivitar S1 200/3

Noritar 250/4.5 Preset

Olympus OM 350/2.8 ED

(MEDIUM FORMAT)

Noritar 80/2

Fujinon 100/3.5 + Auto Up lens

Zeiss 180/2.8

Have to laugh at the length of my bokeh lens list - looks like I do appreciate bokeh! Ha! Ha! Ha!

Texsport


PostPosted: Mon Nov 30, 2015 2:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nikon Nikkor 50mm f1.2 Ai-S @ f1.4. No PP. "Yixing Tea Pot".





@ f2



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PostPosted: Mon Nov 30, 2015 3:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Angenieux 135mm f3.5 @ f3.5. No PP.


PostPosted: Mon Nov 30, 2015 7:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Konica Hexanon AR 57mm f/1.4, the bokeh is ever so pleasing. It can focus down to 45cm, which is very close among the 57mm ~ 60mm normal lenses, closer than the Minolta 58mm/1.2's 60cm, much cheaper too.

A few dahlia flower shots taken by my wife Jenny.


_DSC0989 by Jenny Hou, on Flickr


_DSC0987 by Jenny Hou, on Flickr


_DSC0961 by Jenny Hou, on Flickr


_DSC0993 by Jenny Hou, on Flickr


PostPosted: Mon Nov 30, 2015 9:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I actually like lots of different lenses for the types of bokeh that they produce.
The Super Takumars are soft and buttery.
Here are some images from the Revuenon (Cosinon) 55mm f1.2
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 30, 2015 4:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote


Mamiya55/1.4_DSC06629 by Brian Zhou, on Flickr


Mamiya55/1.4_DSC06644 by Brian Zhou, on Flickr


PostPosted: Mon Nov 30, 2015 6:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Leica Elmarit R 135mm f2.8, a wonderful lens with an affordable price. Either @ f2.8 or next click, no PP.





PostPosted: Mon Nov 30, 2015 7:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Vivitar 35mm f1.9...



PostPosted: Tue Dec 01, 2015 11:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Minolta STF 135mm f/2.8 T4.5



PostPosted: Tue Dec 01, 2015 6:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

C/Y Zeiss Distagon T* 25mm f2.8. This lens has nice color rendering, the min. focus distance is 25mm (10-inch). Use large aperture and put the subject in center, will get nice effect. For landscaping use f8+. These are straight out from camera pictures, no PP.





PostPosted: Tue Dec 01, 2015 6:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Because it's a wide angle lens, I don't usually think of my Vivitar 35mm f/1.9 as a bokeh creator, but it actually does a nice job of it when shooting with it wide open. Thankfully the lens is very sharp wide open.

Flowers on a kitchen windowsill:


A dandelion puff:


A tomato bug (above the tomato):


A yellow lily at closest focus wide open:


Just a way of showing distant background bokeh when focusing on something up close. Shot wide open. Decent sharpness, eh?


With this lens, specular highlights make fairly pronounced circles -- not all that unusual with a fast lens being used wide open. Non-specular highlights and shadow areas have a nice, soft defocused look, I think.


PostPosted: Tue Dec 01, 2015 8:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Like Michael, I have sometimes used some wider lenses wide open.
Here is the RE Auto Topcor 2.8/35



.....and X-Fujinon 1.9/28




PostPosted: Sat Dec 12, 2015 4:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

cellotone wrote:
C/Y Zeiss Distagon T* 25mm f2.8. This lens has nice color rendering, the min. focus distance is 25mm (10-inch). Use large aperture and put the subject in center, will get nice effect. For landscaping use f8+. These are straight out from camera pictures, no PP.





PostPosted: Sat Dec 12, 2015 4:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

[quote="cellotone"]C/Y Zeiss Distagon T* 25mm f2.8. This lens has nice color rendering, the min. focus distance is 25mm (10-inch). Use large aperture and put the subject in center, will get nice effect. For landscaping use f8+. These are straight out from camera pictures, no PP.



PostPosted: Sat Dec 12, 2015 5:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

cellotone wrote:
Nikon Nikkor 50mm f1.2 Ai-S @ f1.4. No PP. "Yixing Tea Pot".





@ f2



PostPosted: Sat Dec 12, 2015 7:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wow, this is an old thread. I remember this thread starting way back, about 5 years ago?

Fujinon 50mm 1.4 EBC



Fujinon 55mm 3.5 Macro EBC



Soligor 100mm



PostPosted: Sat Dec 12, 2015 8:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sorry, made some mistakes. I was wanting to edit my posts, somehow, they were "doubly" posted. How to delete them? Rolling Eyes