WTF? 28mm-Bokehmorphic-lens

[Hatch]

Now now,

Let's not be too close minded.
That's not the path to glory or genius.

 

[Araakii]

It's a TOY. Would you car drivers laugh at your son playing with a toy car?

 

[stompyq]

Ouch... This is a new level of tastelessness... Now I'd like to hear what those that hate swirly bokeh have to say about this

better taste than people who shoot HDR's

 

[NeeZee]

aww, come on - it's kinda cute isn't it?
and i agree with jsrockit - if you think that bokeh is what matters in photography you might as well just use this lens as the pictures are actually just as corny as the usual "bokehlicious" stuff you encounter everywhere on the net.

 

[sepiareverb]

I'll wait for a Bokehmorphic ASPH.

 

[vidgamer]

Now if someone would make it so you can insert a central gradient at the aperture, then you could have bokeh like the Sony STF. (I suspect it's patented anyway...)

 

[jsrockit]

I just find it funny that they make this lens and a $4,000 M mount lens. Something tells me that people will regret buying a $4000 lens from SLR Magic.

 

[umcelinho]

I just find it funny that they make this lens and a $4,000 M mount lens. Something tells me that people will regret buying a $4000 lens from SLR Magic.

well put, I thought the same when I saw who did them

 

[Thardy]

I'd prefer that people didn't concentrate on bokeh as the #1 element in a photo above content, composition, etc. Yes, I'd prefer bokakeh...at least that is funny. However, wouldn't that be more appropriate for a lens that squirts out something one you hit the shutter?

Funny that you mentioned bokeh as the most important element ... this is the same company that is marketing the $4000 50mm T/0.95 lens that people were going crazy over on another gear centric photo forum.

They should maybe sell these toy lenses under a different label.

 

[Araakii]

I just find it funny that they make this lens and a $4,000 M mount lens. Something tells me that people will regret buying a $4000 lens from SLR Magic.

Haha I am looking forward to this. But Steve Huff will still rate it as the best lens.

 

[jsrockit]

I saw that Araakii... but he seems to be in tight with SLR Magic. I'm skeptical. $4,000 gets you a very nice Leica brand lens (not that I'd ever buy a $4000 lens).

 

[farlymac]

For the DIY'ers:

http://www.petapixel.com/2012/02/23/make-an-easy-to-swap-bokeh-modifier-kit/

PF

 

[jsrockit]

I wonder when museums and galleries will start buying/selling photos that have bokeh as its primary subject matter?

 

[vidgamer]

They have paintings of solid color, so anything is possible as far as I'm concerned.

I think bokeh is often important and sometimes interesting in its own right, but no it's not the main criteria of a good photo IMO.

 

[Ronald_H]

Would you prefer bokakeh?

This almost brought me to tears...

 

[kanzlr]

This almost brought me to tears...

You should wear protective glasses if you are in the middle.

 

[Sparrow]

I wonder when museums and will start buying/selling photos that have bokeh as its primary subject matter?

I find it difficult to believe that any gallery or dealer would compromise their morels just to make money ...

 

[Jamie Pillers]

This is BOKEH-licious!! Here's hoping they add an aperture shaped like a question mark. One shaped like a hand with the middle finger raised would also undoubtedly be a huger seller.

 

[jsrockit]

One shaped like a hand with the middle finger raised would also undoubtedly be a huger seller.

I may be interested...