Re: 50mm bokeh (was - Re: f1.8)

2007-11-07 Thread Cotty
On 07/11/07, Cory Papenfuss, discombobulated, unleashed: I've found that for shots without harsh lighting that will cause flare, the K50/1.4 performs well wide-open, with a nice bokeh. It's not so good at flare-prone shots (e.g. photo of city lights at night flying from above)

50mm bokeh (was - Re: f1.8)

2007-11-07 Thread Cotty
Sorry - resent with better subject. Speaking of bokeh on 50mm's - I've just enabled myself with a K50mm f1.4 - anyone know if this lens is a decent performer? I intend to use it on a 2x crop camera, so effective FOV will be about the same as a 100mm lens on 35mm film. Probably used pretty wide

Re: 50mm bokeh (was - Re: f1.8)

2007-11-07 Thread Cory Papenfuss
I've found that for shots without harsh lighting that will cause flare, the K50/1.4 performs well wide-open, with a nice bokeh. It's not so good at flare-prone shots (e.g. photo of city lights at night flying from above) Here's one of mumsy in overcast forrest conditions in