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Well, if you choose something closer by you tend to increase the focus spread thus suppressing the issue.

 

I think it is a very common misconception that bokeh = blur.

I can force any lens on the planet, even the very worst, to produce a beautiful blur. You just need to defocus beyond the point where details are still guessable. 

No, I don't mean that. I posted a link with certain images, where with closer focussing things look ok, and the outlining seems to be gone (flower close up, glasses hanging. While with some images with a tad further focussing, it looks as bad as with your samples.

 

You should already be aware of the fact that I know the difference between the amount and the quality of blur