On Thu, 3 May 2001 00:13:08 -0400, you wrote:
>> "Dan Honemann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> http://home.earthlink.net/~kdurling/wsn8FF0.html
>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/NHOW.HTM
>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/BUOR.HTM
>
>Hi Ken and Dan,
>
>For comparison, there is Andrew Koenig posted a link on USENET to
>a picture taken with his Nikon 80-400 VR zoom lens:
>http://www.research.att.com/~ark/pictures/bird.jpg
>
>That lens appear to have distracting bokeh similar to the Canon
>EF 100-400 IS USM lens, as discussed on a previous thread.
>
>Cheers
>Julian Loke
>P.S. Ooops, I forgot. Are we discussing the lens with the "Best"
>or the "Worst" bokeh :-)
>
>
Julian and Dan -
Ok, I see your points - or whomever. I do really like the surrounding
out-of-focus stuff in the Oriole shot above. That's a marvelous
photo. The owl's bokeh is less remarkable, although the Owl himself
is great.
If the Nikon shot is a negative example, I can see that it has in
common with mine the presence of *discernable* shapes in the bokeh.
Perhaps this what people find objectionable, and as you point out,
Dan, it can be seen as a distraction. Maybe this then is what is
meant as "smoothness," or lack thereof. Sorry, I'm just learning.
In the Nikon 80-400 shot I actually find the presence of *one*
spheroid more distracting than the multitude of them in the 28-90
shot, although the sharpness of the 80-400 is obviously in another
league from the EF 28-90. Besides, if all the attention *were* on the
flower, you'd notice that it's not that sharp! :-) Anyway, I've
got better lenses now - working up to that 100mm Macro still, though.
I guess it comes down to "know your equipment" and exploit its
strengths *and * weaknesses.
Ken Durling
Website http://home.earthlink.net/~kdurling/
Alternate e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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