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If you had to choose only 2 lenses for Bokeh
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 4:30 am    Post subject: If you had to choose only 2 lenses for Bokeh Reply with quote
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

Thanks!! Very Happy


PostPosted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 6:17 am    Post subject: Re: If you had to choose only 2 lenses for Bokeh Reply with quote
Ivan Lee wrote:
In any of these 3 mounts: M42, Olympus OM and Minolta MD.
One for wide angle... around 15...20mm


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.


PostPosted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 7:39 am    Post subject: Re: If you had to choose only 2 lenses for Bokeh Reply with quote
Orio wrote:
Ivan Lee wrote:
In any of these 3 mounts: M42, Olympus OM and Minolta MD.
One for wide angle... around 15...20mm


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?


PostPosted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 7:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Mid-Tele: Primoplan 58mm 1.9 (14 blades), Jupiter-9 85mm.


PostPosted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 10:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Volna-9 macro 50/2.8 (for shooting at f/2.Cool
Meyer Primoplan 58/1.9


PostPosted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 10:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
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.


PostPosted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 10:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
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)


PostPosted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 10:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
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


PostPosted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 12:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
That 2nd pic is outstanding!


PostPosted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 7:26 pm    Post subject: Bokeh CZJ Biotar 25mm Reply with quote
I think this 25mm lens does a hell of a job doing bokeh...



PostPosted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 11:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I like creamy bokeh.



FUJINON 55mm Macro


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PostPosted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 4:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Aykman wrote:
As a "anti-bokeh-ist" I do not select lenses for their bokeh Smile

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. Very Happy

Shallow depth of field benefits from nice bokeh, being anti-bokeh just dosent make sense.
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