Hello all, I am beginning to really feel like there is a reason to own more than one lens in a focal range and that reason for me has become BOKEH. Like sipping wines, getting a taste of the bokeh of each lens is for me, an ever increasingly important aspect of a lens quality. Above sharpness, above contrast, bokeh for me lends specific qualities to a shot that are often unique to a lens.
I'd like to qualify this discussion though - all lenses can produce an out of focus image area. Technique can emphasis the effect, also with virtually any lens in existence, and I'd go so far as to suggest
most lenses with appropriate background selection and skill can do a good job of it. That isn't the topic I'm proposing.
I'm at the point where I've tasted enough 'wine' to find a few that really are special - unique to the point you can make educated guesses as to a lenses manufacturer or lineage by its bokeh. But there are just too many - and many rare - lenses out there to access them all.
As an artist, I'm hoping to borrow from the experience of other Bokeh fans, what secret weapons they carry everyday just for bokeh, just in case. THE lens in your bag you go to for bokeh. I'd also love to hear why you use them as compared to other lenses you own or have experienced.
(For those that want to get into this whole bokeh thing, start here -
Bokeh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia get yourself an inexpensive, fast 50 and have fun
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