The ultimate Bokeh thread; pics please

[l.mar]

Leica M2 and Zeiss 50mm M-Planar.

 

[jsrockit]

So, after 77 pages... which photo had the ultimate bokeh?

 

[menos]

Here is how the Hektor looks like wide open against backlit leaves:

M8.2 | Hektor 7.3cm ƒ1.9 @ ƒ1.9

Now somebody should say, this 79 year old beauty is not sharp - every single detail in the leave and fruit is perfectly clear! I am amazed by this old lens - a keeper for sure.

 

[OSFlanker]

Inside a Chinese temple, Canonet GIII QL17, Fuji Neopan 400 :

 

[AFenvy]

Olympus OM-4Ti, Zuiko 100mm f2 ED, Ilford HP5+

http://www.flickr.com/photos/svenskaaeroplan/5966380510/in/set-72157626432482266

 

[greyelm]

X100

 

[Mackinaw]

Leica MP w/Canon 50/0.95. Exposure 0.95 at 1/500. Efke 25 in Rodinal.

Jim B.

 

[rogerzilla]

Original Elmarit 90mm at f/5.6, Neopan Acros in Paterson Aculux.

 

[Ponsoldt]

M8 Noctilux in Daylight

M8 Noctilux in Daylight

Its hard to focus on a moving target

 

[menos]

Noctliux f1, light through leaves, overcast day:

Noctliux f1, street lights @ night, wide open:

Canon 100 ƒ2 LTM Sonnar-type @ f2:

 

[jcrutcher]

Summicron 90mm , M9



Noctilux F.95, M9

 

[Rom]

Nice photos here

Here is my bokeh from Nokton 40mm SC wide open on the R3a with Tri-x

 

[paulfish4570]

nikkor 50/2 (on F2a), HP5, afternoon open shade:

 

[jcrutcher]

M9 with 75mm summilux wide open cloudy sunrise

 

[AndysRollei]

Asahi Pentax Spotmatic, Super Takumar 50 1.4

Andy

 

[vinyljunky]

R3A with 75mm/1.8 Heliar, shot wide open
Kodak Ektar 100

 

[tunalegs]

Soligor F2.8/105 @f5.6

could be smoother, but nice regardless.

 

[philosomatographer]

A modern lens that is famous in large format circles for the combination of immense resolving power and absolutely harsh (poor) bokeh:

Castes of botanical society

(Ilford HP5+ [4x5in], Linhof Technika, Schneider APO Symmar 150mm at f/5.6)

Compared to probably the most perfect lens ever made by any manufacturer:

Cheetah Glow

(Ilford Pan F [35mm], Olympus OM-System Zuiko 250mm f/2.0)
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[menos]

That Cheetah shot is amazing!

I just love the look of the black Canon 100/2 - here the 100 ƒ2 LTM on a M8.2:


Dresden - Nymphenbad by teknopunk.com, on Flickr

 

[johndan]

M3 w/Summicron 50/2 & Neopan 400