Wow very nice wrath_of_khan, definitely more interesting than the Canon 24/1.4L bokeh. I like the colour from the Kodak gold 200 as well, suits the shot very well.
Lotusm50 wrote:
The subjectivity involved with bokeh is clearly on display here. I find the bokeh of these 2 images from the OM 55/1.2 to be quite unappealing.
To each is own, but I find the bokeh radical and exciting, but the softness of the lens is it's second biggest downfall. The first is that it lets in less light that my f/2.5 Nikkors... It is an f/1.2 and a ~t/2.5.
thrice wrote:
Wow very nice wrath_of_khan, definitely more interesting than the Canon 24/1.4L bokeh. I like the colour from the Kodak gold 200 as well, suits the shot very well.
Thanks and Kodak Gold is about the worst film ever made.
Lotusm50 wrote:
The subjectivity involved with bokeh is clearly on display here. I find the bokeh of these 2 images from the OM 55/1.2 to be quite unappealing.
+1. To each their own, but that bokeh would ruin, for me, of course, anything other than a "wow, look at how funky this bokeh is!" pic.
the_wrath_of_khan wrote:
To each is own, but I find the bokeh radical and exciting, but the softness of the lens is it's second biggest downfall. The first is that it lets in less light that my f/2.5 Nikkors... It is an f/1.2 and a ~t/2.5.
no kidding! Right now my Canon 50/1.2 meters my monitor at 1/3200th, the Olympus 55/1.2 at 1/640th! What's the explanation?
fourfa wrote:
no kidding! Right now my Canon 50/1.2 meters my monitor at 1/3200th, the Olympus 55/1.2 at 1/640th! What's the explanation?
Simple... Glass chews up most of the light in between... just like any filter... Glass material and design impacts the light reaches to the sensor, not just f-stop (it decides how much light to allow going inside)...
fourfa wrote:
no kidding! Right now my Canon 50/1.2 meters my monitor at 1/3200th, the Olympus 55/1.2 at 1/640th! What's the explanation?
I assume you're comparing them wide open against a solid subject that fills up the view finder (like a wall), and at same distance. Are you using chipped adapters on one, but not the other? And does the chip show f-1.2 or f-2? And what metering mode?
