Photo theme #16: BOKEH (May 13–25)

[Mr Cat]

Mr Cat -- Cheap, fast lenses can be found. I picked up a mint 55mm f/1.2 for $100 a few years ago.


Joe

cheers for that...would they be ompatible with a 400D..? thop, I expect them to be manual...

you got such an example..? - I was loooking the other week but quickly gave up as I wasn't exactly sure what to look for...

 

[vuk]

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[Joe P]

Ian -- I'd like to see what you're up to photographically in Japan. Maybe you could start a thread when you're back home. It can be for fun alone, instead of for fun, fame and fortune.

Mr Cat -- My 55mm lens is a manual-focus Nikkor, so you'd need some sort of adapter to fit it on a Canon body, but such things exist. This thread has some examples of the 55mm f/1.2 Nikkor on a Canon 10D.

Don't expect Noctilust-like quality, but the 55mm is pretty good for a cheap lens. It's failings are poor contrast and softness at maximum aperture (which is a shame since that's why you buy an f/1.2 lens), but it's bokeh is pretty good for a Nikkor.

Joe

 

[garyi]

Is that good bokeh then because it is really distracting? (Moaan)

I thought good bokeh was milky smooth all the way?

 

[cliffpatte]

here's the morning line from vegas:


9/2 cliff - training exclusively at f/2.8 for past month; clearly the horse to beat here

Just spent the last 24 hours experimenting with F2 on a 85mm F1.8max Nikkor

C.

 

[Joe P]

Cliff,

Isn't your 85mm the f/1.4 version?

Joe

 

[vuk]

Just spent the last 24 hours experimenting with F2 on a 85mm F1.8max Nikkor

without sleeping?


vuk.

 

[omers]

9/1 omer - blurry eyesight caused by excessive youthful "activity" gives him distinct visualisation advantage here

Just spent the last 24 hours experimenting

Omer.

 

[cliffpatte]

Cliff,

Isn't your 85mm the f/1.4 version?

Joe

correct. the lack of sleep is affecting my typing.

 

[Cesare]

correct. the lack of sleep is affecting my typing.

Best to stick wide open unless your lens has circular shutter blades otherwise you get 5 (or whatever) sided blur in your shot.

Cesare

 

[sideshowbob]

Ian -- I'd like to see what you're up to photographically in Japan. Maybe you could start a thread when you're back home. It can be for fun alone, instead of for fun, fame and fortune.

I'm putting up some of the digital stuff as I go, so far it's in the first two groups in this collection. Expect it to be added to over the coming days:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianland/collections/72157602420347645/

-- Ian

 

[vuk]

ian.

i see you found a proper dollard.

btw--one of your amsterdam pictures seems to have got into the set by mistake.


vuk.

 

[Pete MB&D]

Hi,

Is this any good?

http://s86.photobucket.com/albums/k115/maddpete/?action=view&current=DSC_0085.jpg

Pete

 

[Joe P]

Pete,

It's easier (for me anyway) if you hotlink directly to your image.

Joe

 

[cliffpatte]

Best to stick wide open unless your lens has circular shutter blades otherwise you get 5 (or whatever) sided blur in your shot.

Cesare

The F1.4 Nikkor 85mm has 9 blades.

 

[Cesare]

The F1.4 Nikkor 85mm has 9 blades.

Very flash ;-)

Cesare

 

[vuk]

cesare.

we are waiting for an answer from you in this unlikely thread:
http://www.pinkfishmedia.net/forum/showthread.php?t=48070&page=2

vuk.

 

[Cesare]

cesare.

we are waiting for an answer from you in this unlikely thread:
http://www.pinkfishmedia.net/forum/showthread.php?t=48070&page=2

vuk.

Ah, just seen - replied in that thread.

Cesare

 

[Uzinusa]

Well, this is the first image I've ever posted on PFM, so be kind pls. Taken with Dynax 7D, 50mm, F1.7 lens.

 

[vuk]

uzinusa.

is it a masterstatement on negative space? ;-)

btw--never heard of dynax? it is chinese?


vuk.