OT: ZF Bokeh

[Trius]

Not an RF lens, but this is nice.

 

[JoeFriday]

ahhh.. the magic of Zeiss glass... yum

 

[sf]

My opinion is that the new Z lenses have nasty bokeh. Not beautiful at all. They're sharp as razors, but come in behind a large collection of other makers for bokeh quality.

 

[enochRoot]

funny...i think it's just about as good as it can get (the new ZM lenses in general).

 

[Doug]

The referenced photo, kabukicho, shows sharp-edged round disks for OOF light sources, indicating pretty neutral well-corrected spherical abberation. Maybe very faintly brighter at the rim. That may be good, generally, but not for the most pleasant bokeh.

 

[RJBender]

Well, the photo was taken at night, probably at f/1.4. There is some motion blur in the subject and probably some vibration from the mirror in the F3. Since the shape of the iris has a lot to do with bokeh, I'd like to see some photos taken at f/4 or f/8.

R.J.

 

[Huck Finn]

Well, the photo was taken at night, probably at f/1.4. Since the shape of the iris has a lot to do with bokeh, I'd like to see some photos taken at f/4 or f/8.

R.J.

Good point, RH. Big difference between bokeh at f/1.4 & stopped down.