03-07-2011, 02:14 PM
OK, I will try to point it out with the first image you've linked:
Do you think the character of blur (color transitions, OOF highlights etc.) would be different if the stand behind was closer to the kid (given that all other settings will be the same)?
I think it would not be the same. This is the core of my statement concerning the generalization of yours. There are a lot of variables effecting the properties of bokeh, even for a particular lens itself. Of course some of them (maybe like the one you mentioned) can be classified under "bokeh hall of shame", but this does not justify your generalization since among the lenses with good bokeh, some would have comparatively better results than the other depending on the too much changing factors I've mentioned.
Serkan
Do you think the character of blur (color transitions, OOF highlights etc.) would be different if the stand behind was closer to the kid (given that all other settings will be the same)?
I think it would not be the same. This is the core of my statement concerning the generalization of yours. There are a lot of variables effecting the properties of bokeh, even for a particular lens itself. Of course some of them (maybe like the one you mentioned) can be classified under "bokeh hall of shame", but this does not justify your generalization since among the lenses with good bokeh, some would have comparatively better results than the other depending on the too much changing factors I've mentioned.
Serkan