"Actually, I have never read a single word on the subject from any manufacturer, ever." Henry Posner Do you have any Canon L series brochures sitting around at B&H. If so, pick one up and start reading. While the actual Japanese word "bokeh" is never mentioned, background blur sure is. EXCERPTS: EF 200 1.8L "....Aberrations have been well corrected to provide good background blur." EF 200 2.8L ".....Background blur is natural-looking." EF 135 2L ".....It also gives great background blur for portraits." need I go on? So as you can see, perhaps manufacturers do consider this in their lens designs. I feel it is a very important quality of a lens. I find the bokeh from my 50/1.4, 85/1.8, and even 35/2 (with its 5 bladed aperture) to be extremely pleasing. I'm not that thrilled with bokeh from my 28-135. Josh * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
