choka
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Bokeh depends on the lens. Those same scene, if you shoot with a nikon 50/1.4 or 50/1.2, you won't see those ugly harsh outlines on the circles. There will be a smoother transition.
I don't have a Zeiss 50, but if I am shooting those and want to reduce the harshness, I probably need to stop down. I would guess stopping down to f/2.8, although would give me a clearer background, the harshness would not be as much. This is purely a GUESS based on how I use my nikon 50/1.8 though, because that lens gives me similar junk on those kinds of scene and stopping down helps a lot.
On the other hand, on that scene, with a nikon 50/1.2, I will still have silky smooth bokeh.
Some people buy mirror lenses just to have donut bokeh. Nothing wrong with that. But for me, paying the big bucks, I'd rather have a lens that gives me smooth bokeh most of the time wide open.
And no I am not in journalism. I do CG research. I am the kind of guy who believes there is a lot of science in photography.
I don't have a Zeiss 50, but if I am shooting those and want to reduce the harshness, I probably need to stop down. I would guess stopping down to f/2.8, although would give me a clearer background, the harshness would not be as much. This is purely a GUESS based on how I use my nikon 50/1.8 though, because that lens gives me similar junk on those kinds of scene and stopping down helps a lot.
On the other hand, on that scene, with a nikon 50/1.2, I will still have silky smooth bokeh.
Some people buy mirror lenses just to have donut bokeh. Nothing wrong with that. But for me, paying the big bucks, I'd rather have a lens that gives me smooth bokeh most of the time wide open.
And no I am not in journalism. I do CG research. I am the kind of guy who believes there is a lot of science in photography.