Yep, I had a Vivitar 70-210/4.5 that did the same thing at the longer focal lengths. It was my first experience with "bokeh", though the term was unknown 15 years ago....In fact, I didn't really understand the specifics at the time, but that was the beginning of when I would choose lenses based on how the "total" image looked, including the out of focus areas.
William in Utah. 11/9/2002 6:01:33 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Would this be an example of bad bokeh? Or would it be called something else? > >That circular swirling motion/pattern in the background around the subject. It >happens everytime I use my cheap Vivitar 80-200 zoom set at 200mm. I haven't noticed >it at 80mm and I haven't really tested it at other focal lengths. > >http://members.aol.com/doepage2/pigeon.jpg > >I find it distinctly weird and I don't like it. > >But maybe it's called something else. > >Doe aka Marnie Parker ;-) > > >
