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Ivan Lee
Joined: 03 Feb 2008 Posts: 230 Location: Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
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Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 4:30 am Post subject: If you had to choose only 2 lenses for Bokeh |
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Ivan Lee wrote:
In any of these 3 mounts: M42, Olympus OM and Minolta MD.
One for wide angle... around 15...20mm
and the other one for mid tele... around 40...85mm...
Oh, for using on a micro 4/3s camera... so there is a 2x crop factor.
and I would not like to spend more than about U$ 200 in each lens.
I have already:
M42: SMC Takumar 50 1.4, Meyer Oreston 50 1.8
OM: Zuiko 28 2.8 and Zuiko 50 1.4
Minolta: Rokkor 105 2.5
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Orio
Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 29545 Location: West Emilia
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Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 6:17 am Post subject: Re: If you had to choose only 2 lenses for Bokeh |
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Orio wrote:
Ivan Lee wrote: |
In any of these 3 mounts: M42, Olympus OM and Minolta MD.
One for wide angle... around 15...20mm
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Bokeh in a 15mm or 20mm lens is a hard fight. Their inherent DOF is such that it's not easy to avoid deep focus, except for when you focus really close at wide open, a task in which almost all the superwides bite because due to the construction of the lens, they (may) have a good central part but usually the corners suck. _________________ Orio, Administrator
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Ivan Lee
Joined: 03 Feb 2008 Posts: 230 Location: Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
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Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 7:39 am Post subject: Re: If you had to choose only 2 lenses for Bokeh |
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Ivan Lee wrote:
Orio wrote: |
Ivan Lee wrote: |
In any of these 3 mounts: M42, Olympus OM and Minolta MD.
One for wide angle... around 15...20mm
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Bokeh in a 15mm or 20mm lens is a hard fight. Their inherent DOF is such that it's not easy to avoid deep focus, except for when you focus really close at wide open, a task in which almost all the superwides bite because due to the construction of the lens, they (may) have a good central part but usually the corners suck. |
Yeah, you're absolutelly right...
But I think I'm going to stick with rokkor glass... 50 1.2 rokkor is my first choice, what do you think? |
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Klarth
Joined: 10 Jan 2009 Posts: 30
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Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 7:44 am Post subject: |
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Klarth wrote:
Mid-Tele: Primoplan 58mm 1.9 (14 blades), Jupiter-9 85mm. |
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no-X
Joined: 19 Jul 2008 Posts: 2495 Location: Budejky, Czech Republic
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Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 10:13 am Post subject: |
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no-X wrote:
Volna-9 macro 50/2.8 (for shooting at f/2.
Meyer Primoplan 58/1.9 _________________ (almost) complete list of Helios lenses |
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zewrak
Joined: 12 Apr 2008 Posts: 1212
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Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 10:17 am Post subject: |
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zewrak wrote:
I like the bokeh of the Super Tak 35/3.5 it would be one of my picks. This is a lense that really have grown on me for portraits. It really has a soft gradual transition between the infocus and out of focus parts of the pictures.
Made a crop, notice the softness of the fingers in contrast to the infocus parts. The dof feels alot shorter then it really is.
Second for Bokeh is the Super Takumar 85/1.9. Overlooked lense because everyone want the S-M-C 85/1.8. I bought two copies of this lens for about 100$ each. They do exist outthere. The last I got was in minty condition with everything included, even the bag.
This is a picture that I took with it yesterday.
And here is another
Btw, your Takumar setup needs the 50/4 macro, 35/3.5, 55/1.8, 85/1.9, 105/2.8. Im just saying. _________________ My homepage, all manual shots |
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Orio
Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 29545 Location: West Emilia
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Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 10:25 am Post subject: |
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Orio wrote:
Zewrak,
I like the second picture very much. It takes me back to my child years when I used to spend endless afternoons with my friends. Thise were the days.
Very soulful image!
(the others are nice too) _________________ Orio, Administrator
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zewrak
Joined: 12 Apr 2008 Posts: 1212
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Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 10:29 am Post subject: |
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zewrak wrote:
Orio wrote: |
Zewrak,
I like the second picture very much. It takes me back to my child years when I used to spend endless afternoons with my friends. Thise were the days.
Very soulful image!
(the others are nice too) |
Maybe I should make a thread in the gallery with some of them shots. I took them for a friend, that wanted some shots of her kids.
Thread _________________ My homepage, all manual shots |
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martinsmith99
Joined: 31 Aug 2008 Posts: 6950 Location: S Glos, UK
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Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 12:45 pm Post subject: |
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martinsmith99 wrote:
That 2nd pic is outstanding! _________________ Casual attendance these days |
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JerryMK
Joined: 16 Apr 2009 Posts: 98
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Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 7:26 pm Post subject: Bokeh CZJ Biotar 25mm |
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JerryMK wrote:
I think this 25mm lens does a hell of a job doing bokeh...
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spiralcity
Joined: 02 Oct 2008 Posts: 1207 Location: Chicago, U.S.A
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Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 11:42 pm Post subject: |
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spiralcity wrote:
I like creamy bokeh.
FUJINON 55mm Macro _________________ Nikons : F4-EM-FG-FE2-FA-EL-FTN-N2020-N70-F Nikkorex
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Aykman
Joined: 29 Mar 2009 Posts: 57
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Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 3:08 pm Post subject: |
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Aykman wrote:
this message is outdated and deleted!
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spiralcity
Joined: 02 Oct 2008 Posts: 1207 Location: Chicago, U.S.A
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Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 4:51 pm Post subject: |
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spiralcity wrote:
Aykman wrote: |
As a "anti-bokeh-ist" I do not select lenses for their bokeh
But the image with the 2 children is great. Luv it!
cheers
Aykman |
Anti-Bokeh? How can this be?
Your not going to tell me all of your photos exhibit great depth of field, at leat I hope you wont say this.
Shallow depth of field benefits from nice bokeh, being anti-bokeh just dosent make sense. _________________ Nikons : F4-EM-FG-FE2-FA-EL-FTN-N2020-N70-F Nikkorex
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Chinon: CE4s-CM4s-CM5
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