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Olympus 40-150 f2.8 PRO

Started Dec 29, 2014 | User reviews thread
OP JohnLock Senior Member • Posts: 1,524
Re: Any thoughts on bokeh quality?

CallNature;  bokeh is one of those lens properties that is so difficult to explain much less quantify that it's rather mysterious IMO.  Then too, it's sort of subjective-- we all know what it means but it's hard to describe.

I've had 2 outdoor shoots with a wide range of subjects and apertures and so far I'd say it's relatively good, but can be relatively bad.  Look at those two gull pics and there is a huge difference in the quality/character of the bokeh.  The one w/ where the 2X digital TC was used, bokeh is quite good IMO, but the one w/o, bokeh is bad to the point of "nervous" and I don't like it.  But that's a rather extreme set of photos.

I was really very impressed with the sharpness of the 2X TC shot though (it's only available in jpeg though)-- that's a 600mm equivalent shot at f2.8 and it appears equal in sharpness to the one shot at 300mm w/o the 2X TC-- lighting was good and SS very high.  And as the 2X TC crops from the center of the lens-- well that should be the sharpest part.

Back to bokeh.  When shooting mushrooms at close distances and large f-stops (2.8 to 5.6) I thought the bokeh was OK to good depending on back ground and lighting.

Don't know if that helps, but those are my thoughts on bokeh of the 40-150 f2.8-- so far;>).

John

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