Spyro P. wrote:
Jonas, I just realised what you did in the OP, thanks for that
What a fantastic thread to have for reference!

You are welcome, and I just updated it. Hmm, this is nothing, wait til' there are 500 lenses or so, in alphanumerical order...

More comments and opinions are always welcome.

I think your request for more images not being close-ups and macros is a good one.

regards,

Pentax SMC-P FA77/1.8, processed (oldie from the archive, here out of context):

Excellent stuff Jonas, too bad you cant link to posts on this forum.

A few more from the OM Zuiko 50mm 1.8. Sligh PP (colour, sharpen, crop), but no Clarity tool was touched

Portrait





Highlight reflections:





I have 2x 50mm f1.4 and a 35 f2, both Zuiko, coming this month so will post those results too when I get something decent.

Jonas B wrote:
voeboe wrote:
What about these? Is this a good bokeh?

Good or not obviously depends on your taste. To me the bright rings are there and as usual they distract me. They catch my eye when looking at the image and that way they detract from the idea behind taking the image at the first place. But they are not far off and I can image a lot of image I would like a lot more taken with the lens.

The are to the left of the strawberrie is OK, the on to the right is not. The second image is not. I hope that explains my take on it - but remember anyone is entitled to their own opinion.

And - you should let us know what lens you have used here.


Oops, sorry. The lens is Volna-9.

Cheers.

This image is just to illustrate the bokeh, so pardon the lame composition. Contax 100/2 on the 1Ds from several years ago -

Cineraria bud, Olympus Zuiko 55mm f1.2 @ f1.2, 46mm of extension, focusing rail

PSquared63 wrote:
How about a double blur? Background blur and motion blur from panning.

Canon 1Ds3 + Leica 280/4 + 1.4x APO

Olympus 90mm f/2 macro at f/2, 1dsmk3.
Full image just cropped,

Leitz M-mount Elmarit 90 version 1. Shot wide open (f/2.8) on Canon 1Ds.

Here's two from this weekend, same combo, Bausch & Lomb and speed graphic (I had to hold up a piece of ND filter infront of the lens for the outdoor shots, to keep the shutter speed below 1/1000th)

1st one focused at probably 15-20 feet, 2nd at about 10 feet, 3rd shot focused at maybe 6-8 feet.

Daniel, #2 is fantastico: classic light, and perfect use of blur to remove the background.

Here's one from a macro I'm very impressed with. This bokeh is as good as any macro lens out there (which includes the excellent Zuiko 90/2 macro - a great lens). This lens does 1:1, but doesn't do f2

Sigma 30/1.4 on an Olympus E-510:

Panoasonic Leica Summilux 25/1.4:

pdmphoto wrote:
Here's one from a macro I'm very impressed with. (...)
This image will self-destuct in some undetermined time.

It will vanish? Is that why we don't get to know what lens you have used?

(Post 1 updated)

Canon 50mm F0.95...

In your face boke...

Another sample from the Zeiss N 100/2.8 Makro-Sonnar:

oh come on. This has to be simply the most subjective and pretentious thread i've seen in years.

i'll play though.

my favorites are probably all hated by the FM public.
in no particular order:

Nikon 35mm F1.4 AIS

ISO1600 wrote:
I like bokeh that punches you in the face. None of this prissy "smooth and blurry" poppycock for me. I want chaos, i want obvious. I want a train wreck with no survivors.


Unfortunately that often translates to "distracting", "irritating", "unpleasant", or "headache-inducing"

i find the "soft" and "pretty" bokeh bores me, but it could be that i'm just a tad bit (read- VERY) ADHD.

Lotusm50 wrote:
ISO1600 wrote:
I like bokeh that punches you in the face. None of this prissy "smooth and blurry" poppycock for me. I want chaos, i want obvious. I want a train wreck with no survivors.


Unfortunately that often translates to "distracting", "irritating", "unpleasant", or "headache-inducing"



+1

"Prissy" bokeh for me, thanks.

I feel rather stupid for posting these, as i only used this lens for one day. The reason for posting these pictures is because i've noticed a certain 3d effect in the way the OOF areas are rendered by my jupiter 37a. that made me wonder if bokeh has anything to do with this. The pictures I post are taken on that day without the intention beforehand to create a 3d effect.



and

ISO 1600 wrote:

Nippon Kogaku 5.8cm F1.4 pre-AI



This image is amazing. What exactly is it and how did you create that radiating effect?

As part of my webpages I have been creating (under progress already over a year...a little hard to find time for this kind of things) a comparison of short tele lenses I have shoot some comparisons, I'll post few of them here:

ISO1600 wrote:
oh come on. This has to be simply the most subjective and pretentious thread i've seen in years.


let me also point out that it's ludicrous to even get on the topic of bokeh unless you're shooting said lenses on a Film or FF/FX sensored camera. You're only cheating yourself to do otherwise.


I like bokeh that punches you in the face. None of this prissy "smooth and blurry" poppycock for me. I want chaos, i want obvious. I want a train wreck with no survivors.


Haha. Welcome.
We all play with the stuff we have available I guess. Train wrecks? That's modest.

the 5.8cm nippon kogaku picture is water droplets on the roof of my car, at minimum focus distance.