There are some lenses (Leica's come into mind) that are said to have great
Bokeh. Now I can never understand how they judge "good" bokeh vs. "bad"
bokeh. I've read a paper on it, (several papers actually) but it covered
the technical stuff. When it's all said and done, what am I looking for??
Albert
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From: "allan" <allan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2002 2:28 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] 100/2.8 vs 100/2 vs 135/2.8
> Bokeh is a Japanese term for the out of focus areas of a photograph. It's
> used in reference to whether the out of focus areas are pleasant or
> unpleasant, detracting or helpful to the image as a whole. It's always
been
> around, but it's an especially hot topic at the moment.
>
> Allan
>
>
> > Could someone explain "BOKEH" to me. I see the term quite often on this
> > forum and I think it has something to do with the out of focus
background
> > part of a photograph, usually mentioned with portrait type lenses. I've
> > just never been real sure what it means.
> > << snip all>>
> > -------------------------
> >
> > Thank God someone has finally posed this question.
> > I thought I was the only one in the dark on this.
> > Charles Monroe
> >
>
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