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Is this bokeh expected?

Started Aug 23, 2014 | Discussions thread
Dan_168 Forum Pro • Posts: 11,062
Re: Is this bokeh expected? --- Yes, that's what I expected to see

CityOfAngels wrote:

I just picked up a Canon 6D with the 35mm f/2 lens today. I snapped these two pics at the local cafe and was wondering if the bokeh behind the guy sipping his coffee is as expected. It seems like there is some weird duplication going on, versus the bokeh behind the picture of the coffee, which is very pleasing to me.

The Bokeh in this two shots looks "normal" to me for a 35mm lens,  even with the more expensicve "pro grade " 35L I had before, Bokeh is not any better, in fact, I have not seen "great Bokeh" from any 35mm lens, of course it has a lot to do with the short focal length, I had a 35L and a 35G and a Zeiss 35 F2 ZF before and now a Sigma 35 Art and Zeiss 35 1.4 ZF2, again, nothing to brag about in terms of Bokeh, I am not going to say which one has the best bokeh but I would just say which one has the least ugly bokeh, LOL, when I am looking for better bokeh, I use my Sigma 50 HSM ( old version not the Art series), 85 1.2 II, 135 2, Zeiss 100, AI-S 105 2.5, AI-S 50 1.2.

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