I'm still not sure what the perceived problem is here. Lousy bokeh -- including vague circles in the out of focus background -- is usually more a function of the background than the lens. Other than lousy bokeh, lousy composition, and limited depth of field, I see nothing wrong with these images.
Paul On Nov 23, 2011, at 5:11 PM, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: >> As it was already said by several people, I don't see anything >> that tells me about problems with the lens. >> I am extremely happy with my sample of that lens. >> >> As for the circular appearance of something in the image, that might come >> from e.g. zooming in/out during the exposure. >> Or, indeed, it might come from the surroundings combined with >> the out-of-focus blur. >> All those are just speculations, and I wouldn't even try to judge the >> lens from a random photo which history you don't know (e.g. was it >> modified?). >> >> Igor > > Perhaps I'm a little spooked/gun shy. > This is why I stopped using the 43/1.9. > Had two with the same type characteristic. > It was an optical design flaw - a failure on Pentax' part. > > I looked through PPG for others using this same lens and could not > immediately visually identify the issue on any of them. > It seems odd that it would be random or that it would be a product > of zoom-while-shoot as that would affect all objects in the pic. > Perhaps it is that specific lens alone. > > > Sincerely, > > Collin Brendemuehl > "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose" > -- Jim Elliott > > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
