The Zeiss Myth...
I got this off of a side link from one Jeremy posted in the "Speaking
of Bokeh" thread. Hilights (blur circles may not be any thing or the
only thing to consider in bokeh (Zeiss lenses still have wonderfully
soft bokeh both sides of the focus plane) but if one were looking at
just hilight blur circles themeselves, both Nikon and the Cosina made
Zeiss may be something to steer clear of -- Pentax or Contax (Zeiss) or
Leica lenses instead anybody? :-)
http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/50-comparison/bokeh.htm
Of particular interest are the bottom paragraphs of Ken Rockwell's web
page that explain the Zeiss myth (as compared to the Nikon) and that
their hilight bokeh(s) are jokeh(s) and that their gaussian blurs are
currs (my phraseology) ;-) :-)
Too bad he didn't compare the 43mm Pentax Limited, the 40mm f/2?
Voigtlander SL lens (I know, not the same focal lengths as the rest of
the 50mm test lenses) and the Pentax 50/1.4 and 1.7 lenses against
those Nikon/Zeiss lenses but the test is already large and well done/a
service to people who care about bokeh (not to mention sharpness,
chromatic aberration and all the other factors he tested). Thanks Ken
for the test(s) (and Jeremy for the link).
Happy reading/viewing...
Thebokehking
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