bokeh
Are optical designers designing (and re-designing) lenses today to create better bokeh at the expense of optical characteristics such as diffraction spikes (popularly known as star effects/sunstars/starbursts)? Is the trend toward creating “better” bokeh sending the lens-made diffraction spike the way of pay phones, SLR cameras, manual transmissions, and the internal combustion engine?
The photography world, especially on the Internet, is full of debates. Canon vs. Nikon.
The term “bokeh” was made popular in the late 1990s by Mike Johnston, the editor of Photo Techniques magazine, who produced a series of articles on the subject for his publication. Based on the Japanese term “boke-aji,” it was used to describe the quality of the blurry or hazy portions of a photograph. The term quickly weaseled its way into the lexicon of desirable lens attributes. The funny thing is, many photographers still aren’t quite clear as to what bokeh really is.
Resolution, contrast, color quality, and distortion are lens qualities
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Apodization (APD) lenses go by many names, Smooth Trans Focus (STF), for example, but the technology is all in the name of good bokeh. Photographer David Flores tests some of the most popular options available today, while providing a great description for exactly how these optics function. Check out the whole video to see these lenses in action and be sure to read about it on B&H Explora to learn more.
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There is no end in sight for the bokeh craze these days, and Meyer-Optik Görlitz has engineered lenses with that in mind. The new P58 (type Primoplan) 58mm f/1.9 lens is designed to produce a swirly-er form of bokeh and the triplet optical design of the Trioplan 100mm f/2.8 is made for classic “
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In the following video, Larry Becker, of Kelby Media, presents an overview of the Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM lens and covers its features, design, and its distinction of being the first constant f/1.8 zoom. Learn about this lens's overall performance, including its specifications, ability to produce notably shallow depth of field, auto-focus attributes, as well as build quality and operational characteristics. Becker also talks about Sigma's position in general and their push to develop the Global Vision series with specifically categorized