The ultimate Bokeh thread; pics please

First picture post on RFF

First picture post on RFF

Okay, this is the first time I've posted pictures on RFF despite years of lurking and learning from more prolific members.

All these were shot using an Epson R-D1 with a Leica 35/1.4 Summilux ASPH at f1.4. The only post processing done was white balance and image size.

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foto_fool said:
Is that in Accademia, around the corner from Cantinone Storico and Hotel Americano? I know - every canal in Venice looks like this, but...

- John
Sorry, I don't remember where it was, other than I was standing in front of a smallish restaurant/cafe. I didn't even attempt to navigate, just took pictures and tried not to let my friends get to far ahead.

And another one from Venice:

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Same lens, reduced the saturation on the woman in PS.
 
Great that this thread is still moving on ... :)

Pretty much perfect 35mm RF bokeh to the eyes of Yours Truly:

90/2.8 M-Hexanon:

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C-Sonnar:

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Best,

Roland.
 
cmedin said:
I will submit the humble GA645... second shot against light filtering through trees.

Not the best bokeh, in my opinion, but far better than the 80mm on the Mamiya 645 I once owned. That was truly nasty.
 
Dang it, Roland - that Hexanon is a sharp lens! Great OOF too - I think this thread has shown pretty conclusively that the longer FL's give some of the better backgrounds (duh).

Here is some "perfect" boke to my eye: creamy, with lots of dimensionality.

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Leica IIIf, Zeiss Jena 50/1.5 Sonnar T (1946 - maybe) @ f1.5, Delta 3200 in DDX

- John
 
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Coulda Woulda Shoulda

Coulda Woulda Shoulda

This coulda been a nice photograph. If I woulda had faster film. I shoulda had a better scanner. First attempt at indoor available light candid portraits too.

Trudy. 1969. Worms, Germany. First roll with the Nikkor 10.5cm/2.5 lens on Nikon F Photomic. Ektachrome. That "Sonnar" look.
 

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Ok, I'll jump in. M8 with CV75/2.5 wide open. Not a challenging background, but nice.
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Cheers,
Kirk
 
Sorry

Sorry

ferider said:
Wayne, you wouldn't happen to have some Sonnar MF shots of Trudy ? :)

Wish I did. I have never owned a real MF Sonnar lens. All I have are these terrible old Ektachromes. That night I was trying out the Nikon gear prior to purchasing. I bought it. Sold it. Bummer.
 
Pentax FA 35/2.0

Pentax FA 35/2.0

wide open on our *istDL2:

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In case anyone has any doubt that the 75mm Summilux is a fairly decent boke machine...

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Zeiss Ikon, 75mm Summilux @ f1.4, Tmax 400 in Ilfosol-S

- John
 
All bokeh and nothing but bokeh

All bokeh and nothing but bokeh

M5 | 35mm/F2.0 UC-Hexanon | 1:2.0, 0.9 meters | Agfa 400



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3 different kinds of camera/lens

Again some Summitar 50/2 (repost)

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Planar 75/3.5 (Rolleiflex)

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Pentax SMC-M 50/1.7

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