Giles,
The link was for lovely pictures of Aisling, you sneak. I did find the bokeh
pics you refer to. They demonstrate a real quality among lenses, that
doesn't seem to be big in the sales folders. Is there a technical
measurement for this effect? Is it all subjective?
Mickey
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From: "Giles" <cnocbui@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2000 11:14 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] Perfect portrait lens
>
> Apart from differences in resolution and contrast, lenses can have
> differences in the way out of focus areas appear.
>
> Here is an example of such differences -
> http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=1143478&a=8397561
>
> There are two pics of the same water droplets taken with two different
> lenses. They were set to the same aperture. There is a readily apparent
> difference in the appearance of the out of focus areas. In one, the out
> of focus areas appear smoother and it is easier to determine the shape of
> out of focus objects.
>
> Giles
>
> Mickey Trageser wrote:
>
> > you can set me right here. I don't get what all the hub-bub is about
> > 'bokeh'. Is the Jefferson shot a good expression of bokeh, or just
> > constructive use of selective focus? And is it bokeh as in boquet, or as
> > in smokey?
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