I really don\'t know for sure exactly what it is about the Nikon 85mm bokeh that I dislike, but maybe the stronger/more out-of-focus appearance of the Canon 85L at similar apertures is what I ultimately like better. I think it throws backgrounds more out of focus. This could explain why I have often felt like I couldn\'t get enough background blur from the 85 f/1.8g. Even when I get enough blur, I somehow still don\'t like the look very much...
I like cat\'s eyes towards the edges because I believe the relatively smaller size of cat\'s eyes compared to more circular bokeh in the middle gives a stronger 3-dimensional effect (due probably to the \"fisheye\" appearance that makes objects look smaller and more squeezed/warped towards the edges to conform around an imaginary sphere). However, in daylit environments and just about every shot I have taken with the 85 f/1.8g, the background blur just doesn\'t seem to really take advantage of that effect...and the images seem to say \"2-dimensional with background blur\" more than \"3-dimensional\" to my eyes.
Something about the way the 85L handles geometric angles and hard lines in a blurred background seems to enhance the effect to me...
I don\'t think I ever really appreciated the look of 85L images as much as I started to when I began shooting with the 85 f/1.8g.
Examples of 85 f/1.8g images where I don\'t like the bokeh:
I really don\'t know for sure exactly what it is about the Nikon 85mm bokeh that I dislike, but maybe the stronger/more out-of-focus appearance of the Canon 85L at similar apertures is what I ultimately like better. I think it throws backgrounds more out of focus. This could explain why I have never felt like I got enough background blur from the 85 f/1.8g.
I like cat\'s eyes towards the edges because I believe the relatively smaller size of cat\'s eyes compared to more circular bokeh in the middle gives a stronger 3-dimensional effect (due probably to the \"fisheye\" appearance that makes objects look smaller and more squeezed/warped towards the edges to conform around an imaginary sphere). However, in daylit environments and just about every shot I have taken with the 85 f/1.8g, the background blur just doesn\'t seem to really take advantage of that effect...and the images seem to say \"2-dimensional with background blur\" more than \"3-dimensional\" to my eyes.
Something about the way the 85L handles geometric angles and hard lines in a blurred background seems to enhance the effect to me...
I don\'t think I ever really appreciated the look of 85L images as much as I started to when I began shooting with the 85 f/1.8g.
Jan 01, 2013 at 08:55 PM
Previous versions of form's message #11234148 « Lenses, Canon vs Nikon... »
