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Bokeh samples from same dist. between 200mm @2.8 and 135 @2.0

Started Apr 11, 2013 | Discussions thread
Schwany
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What is the distance?

Bokeh looks best (obliterates the background) near minimum focus distance, but these lenses have different minimum focus distance values. The 135f/2L will focus down to 3 feet whereas the zoom only focuses down to 4 feet. The 135 wins at 3 feet for sure, and probably wins at 4 feet as well, because the zoom has slightly nervous bokeh. It's good, but a little nervous. You don't have to take my word for it even though I have both lenses, but my gut feeling says the 135 is going to be better in the bokeh department.

Anyway, what is the distance to subject you are interested in?

I'm not going to do the test, because I'm not swapping lenses back and forth on the camera I have with the zoom on it. I put the zoom on there so I wouldn't have to swap out primes anymore on that body. It's a dust magnet.

Good luck on your bokeh quest

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