cody_houston1 Posted January 17, 2003 Share Posted January 17, 2003 Does the five apeture blade EF 50 f1.8 have as good bokeh as the eight apeture blade 50 f1.4? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moshe1 Posted January 17, 2003 Share Posted January 17, 2003 I would have to say the 50 f1.4 has better bokeh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s._fisher Posted January 18, 2003 Share Posted January 18, 2003 I haven't compared the two but I would have to agree. Even has hyped as Hasselblad lenses are, bokeh from the 80mm 5 aperature blade lens is pretty depressing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark_messerly1 Posted January 19, 2003 Share Posted January 19, 2003 Of ten or more other aberrations, why are people fascinated with this one? This must be why my photos with 'Hassy glass' are unrecognizable and resemble Jean Dubuffet paintings. Same for my Canon lenses. What are people photographing where this particular effect is so bothersome? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_terry Posted January 20, 2003 Share Posted January 20, 2003 Yes, the difference between the effect on the 1.8 and 1.4 is noticable(having had both lenses and shot them side by side to see this for myself). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derek_stanton2 Posted January 21, 2003 Share Posted January 21, 2003 The 50mm 1.8 CAN do bokeh 'well,' but not consistently. Depends on the circumstances and exposure settings. The 50mm 1.4 is really very good in that respect. I've read that Canon has been trying to imitate Leica bokeh. Although i don't know that this is true, the 1.4 reminds me of the Leica M's 50mm Summilux. And, no, although I had previously believed that bokeh characteristics are primarily determined by the number of aperture blades, I'm finding that not to be entirely accurate. I've felt for a while that one of the best lenses for bokeh is the Rolleiflex TLR's 2.8 Planar - witness Avedon's work out of studio. But, the Rolleis have only 5 blades. As do the Hasselblad 80mm lenses, which usually don't do bokeh the way I like it.... There is also the factor relative to the shape of the blades themselves. Apparently, some lenses with (relatively) few blades have CURVED aperture blades, which helps to smooth things out somehow.... Sorry. Got carried away. Can you tell i'm obsessed with this subject? I could give you a list of all the lenses with 'great' bokeh.... but you only asked one simple question, right? Sorry. Canon 1.4 is much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cody_houston1 Posted January 22, 2003 Author Share Posted January 22, 2003 Thank you all for your responses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill_boyce Posted January 23, 2003 Share Posted January 23, 2003 Forgive my ignorance... I am re-inserting myself into photography after a 15 year layoff. What exactly is Bokeh effect? Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pc1 Posted January 24, 2003 Share Posted January 24, 2003 i think , it's the background blur effect , be it circular or hexagonal , sometimes they tend to look like half or quarter moons , to make your main subject stand out. my favrite is the bokeh i get from my 100 mm F2 ,when shooting portraits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pc1 Posted January 24, 2003 Share Posted January 24, 2003 and just about anything , sorry tried to find a sample shot to show you , haven't really scanned a lot of shots to my hard drive yet , my son does that for me , i'm ignorant about high tech stuff.someone from this forum will probably be able to send you a sample photo later ,,pc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill_boyce Posted January 24, 2003 Share Posted January 24, 2003 Thanks for the explaination, Paul. I think I'll have to see some samples to fully understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catchlight Posted January 25, 2003 Share Posted January 25, 2003 <i>I could give you a list of all the lenses with 'great' bokeh....</i><p> Derek, could you please post your list here?<P> Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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