W/NW - Bokeh, good and bad

Recently got the much talked about 105mm f2.5 AIS. All shots around f2.8 on the

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<i>50/1.8 AF @f/2.2 on a short lived D70IR</i>

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35mm f2.0 close range<div></div>

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<i>Both with 18-55 AFS, etc lens on different cams</i>

Andy,

 

The renditions of the out-of-focus areas in your images is quite beautiful, especially the smooth and creamy rendition of the colors. I have that same lens and am now stimulated to try to use it more in this fashion.

 

However I must add that none of these images shows a typical example of bokeh; at least the narrower definition of this term as I understand it. It relates to the rendition of specular or other distinct highlights in the out-of-focus areas, their shape and uniformity of illumination.

here's one with the sigma 30mm and the d300...<div></div>

another sigma 30 pic, with a d80...<div></div>

and one with the sigma 50-150...<div></div>

and one with the tokina 12-24<div></div>

Andy,

 

The bokeh is nice but the focused areas are not sharp enough and that makes the effect of the smooth bokeh not as effective.

 

In general, a smooth bokeh is great but what makes the bokeh truly stands out is that the focused areas are razor sharp. That's the key in focused-based contrast.

I asked if I could get my tripod but he said no!<div></div>

so bad its almost good. Taken with a Petri TTL and 55mm 1.8<div></div>

Here's the bokeh (aka "Brokeh" on one web site) from a Nikkor-P f/2.5 105mm non AIS mounted on a Canon 20D. Some people claim this lens is one of the finest Nikon ever made. I also use it on a Nikon F, a Nikkormat EL and a Nikkormat FTn.<div></div>

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Mike and Arthur, thank you for your thoughts and input. I'm not a bokeh guru and I see from a few others what you mean.

 

I won't name names but many of the above are simply outstanding.

 

Might have to put that 85mm f1.4 on the NAS list.