Blackbird Bokeh

[Tord S Eriksson]

I mainly use DX lenses nowadays, and use them on my FX, DX, and CX cameras (the latter are the discontinued Nikon 1, which need an adapter, of course).

The two I use most are the Nikon AF-P 70-300 VR, and the Sigma 100-400 C.

Sharpness is excellent, weight surprisingly low, and their cost very affordable.

No great difference in focusing speed, and the VR is possibly a little better in the Nikon than the OS in the Sigma, but no huge differences.

But as the headline is Blackbird Bokeh, that where things differ, a lot!

I love the light and compact AF-P 70-300 VR, but a Bokeh master it is not!

The Sigma isn't anything outstanding in this respect, but it sure wins hands down.

Two examples from today with a blackbird caught my attention, where the distant ridge looks very weird in the AF-P shot (only PP done on either is exposure correction and cropping).









Noticed similar issues before, but these two were shot with just a few minutes in-between. And the bird is the same bird, in the same spot, and I sat in the same seat.

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[Mr Keys]

the first image seems to be overexposed....blown highlights on the bird and in the sky. My guess is that the overexposed sky is whats causing the weird bokeh, since it's clipping in the middle of the bokeh...

but the images can't really be compared, different camera, different lens, completely different settings (iso, shutterspeed, aperture)....

Tord, du måste för övrigt var svensk?

 

[Tord S Eriksson]

the first image seems to be overexposed....blown highlights on the bird and in the sky. My guess is that the overexposed sky is whats causing the weird bokeh, since it's clipping in the middle of the bokeh...

but the images can't really be compared, different camera, different lens, completely different settings (iso, shutterspeed, aperture)....

Tord, du måste för övrigt var svensk?

Yep, det är jag!

Well, I must redo it then!

The AF-P setting was a bit over the top, but not that much.

Maybe tomorrow ....

 

[Raymond Wave]

I agree, the other one has sky blown out. Maybe a sensor / dynamic range related issue? Or just different light on other.

Are these sooc jpeg or processed from raw?

 

[Tord S Eriksson]

I agree, the other one has sky blown out. Maybe a sensor / dynamic range related issue? Or just different light on other.

The light was as near identical as it could be, without being in a studio.

Are these sooc jpeg or processed from raw?

DxO-processed RAW!

Will try something later today!