The ultimate Bokeh thread; pics please

[kymarto]

Here's a fun one: Okaya Highkor 40mm f1.8 lens. I removed it from an old Japanese fixed rangefinder camera from the 50's (Lord SE) and adapted to Sony A7RII. It's almost certainly a classic "double gauss" 6/4. What is notable, besides the quality of the bokeh, is the fact that here is a 40mm lens offered as standard with very good performance and not-extreme light falloff, kind of surprising for this optical design.

 

[robert blu]

Nikon FM2T, Kodak Portra 800, Lomo Daguerreotype Achromat 2,9/64 Art Lens

 

[robert blu]

Nikon FM2T, Delta 100, Nikon 50/1.4 AIS

 

[raid]

These are beautiful examples, Robert. You are still using film.

 

[markjwyatt]

Here are a couple of similar shots. One taken with a Zeiss 50mm f1.8 Ultron (M42) and one with a Rodenstock 50mm f2 Heligon (Kodak Retina IIIc):

Ultron (Adox Silvermax 100), close to wide open (not sure exactly f1.8-f4)


post by Mark Wyatt, on Flickr

Heligon (Ilford HP5+) probably f2.8-f5.6


post by Mark Wyatt, on Flickr

 

[airfrogusmc]

35 Lux FLE @ 1.4 M 10

 

[robert blu]

M10, CV Heliar 50 F2 Anniversary Edition

 

[Dayrell bishop]

Not very exotic Canon af 50mm f 1.8, 6d

Not very exotic Canon af 50mm f 1.8, 6d

 

[valdas]

Contax 167MT, Planar 85/1.4, Orwo N75:

 

[p.giannakis]

Olympus OM-4 - Zuiko 50f/1.4 (silvernose), wide open
Delta 400 in HC110

 

[dof]

Summilux-R 80 with the Makro-Adapter-R.

 

[Sonnar Brian]

7Artisans 75mm F1.25, wide-open on the Leica M9.

ISO 2500, 1/60th second, F1.25.

7Artisans 75/1.25, Wide-Open by fiftyonepointsix, on Flickr

ISO 1250, 1/250th sec, F1.25.

7Artisans 75/1.25, Wide-Open by fiftyonepointsix, on Flickr

I use a 1.25x magnifier on the M9 for this lens.

 

[Sonnar Brian]

I've posted this before-

1934 5cm F1.5 Sonnar, converted to Leica Mount. On the M9.

Warm November day by fiftyonepointsix, on Flickr

sonnar_1607_4 by fiftyonepointsix, on Flickr

 

[Erik van Straten]

I like the bokeh of the Summar.

gelatine silver print (summar 50mm f2) leica IIIc grey

Erik.

 

[Erik van Straten]

gelatine silver print (summar 50mm f2) leica III

Erik.

 

[JeffS7444]

Sapporo Yodobashi Camera display, October 2005.

 

[jmanivelle]

dans Paris by JM__, on Flickr


dans Paris by JM__, on Flickr


dans Paris by JM__, on Flickr

5cm Topcor 1.5 LTM on M9-P

 

[jmanivelle]

Denis by JM__, on Flickr


Denis by JM__, on Flickr

35 Contax G f2 on M9-P

 

[Erik van Straten]

Great lens, Jean-Marc!


gelatine silver print (1928 vintage elmar 50mm f3.5) leica I

Erik.

 

[Erik van Straten]

gelatine silver print (summilux 50mm f1.4 v1 black) leica mp

Erik.