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Florida bugs are hiding? You must be kidding. Just go to the Everglades and take off your shirt.

 

I heard a story that some brave young guy once did an experiment just like that. He took off his shirt at the beach in the Everglades. In no time he was covered by mosquitoes. Someone took a picture of him and then he got rid of the mosquitoes and put his shirt back on. They printed the image and counted some 100+ mosquitoes.

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I don't think I would consider that the right direction. :-) Seriously, do not try that experiment yourself. You could end up in the emergency room.

 

I have been to Florida a number of times, mainly for bird photography. And insect repellant is a must over there. I always wear a long-sleeve shirt there but I have been bitten at my elbow and ankel through my clothing.

 

The 200mm macro is great for macro work but not so great for just about anything else. I think I have mentioned that I tested it against my 80-200mm/f2.8 AF-S. Near infinity, the zoom is considerably better at 200mm.

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Sorry, I forgot to add John's shot with that popular zoom. That background rendition is also much nicer than the ones I get from my micronikkors when I try them close to infinity. :)

 

BTW, the Leitz made tele lenses (yes, prime tele lenses) behave exactly like the micronikkors when it comes to bokeh!

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<I>"Leitz made tele lenses (yes, prime tele lenses) behave exactly like the micronikkors when it comes to bokeh!"

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Not in my experience:

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<B>Great Blue Heron</B> - Everglades National Park, Florida<BR>

<I>Leicaflex SL, Leitz 400mm f/6.8 Telyt</I>

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Vivek, I agree the 180 f/3.4 APO-Telyt can show poor bokeh, but IMHO it's unwise to characterize an entire product line based on a single product. If I were to do that with Nikon 300mm lenses, I could gush about how gorgeous the bokeh is (f/4.5 Nikkor-H) or how long Nikkors have worse bokeh than the 180mm f/3.4 APO-Telyt (f/4.5 ED, pre-IF). All from personal experience.
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Douglas, Don't get me wrong. I love sharp lenses. Actively pursue them, have piles of them (not only Nikon made lenses) and use them. It is a different question when it comes to a subjective matter like OOF rendition (or bokeh). I just happen to like the "creamy smooth"OOF from some lenses. The cherished 50mm f/2 Summicron I have is one of them. With already restricted wide aperture (the sample you posted) at f/6.8, getting this kind of bokeh is not that easy. One needs to have very isolated fore/backgrounds. Thanks for the posting of your fine picture. Glad that provocative general statement worked! Vivek.
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