01-18-2011, 05:07 PM
[quote name='genotypewriter' timestamp='1295369077' post='5629']
The Canon's easier to hold because it's a bit lighter and not as front heavy. Also the IS is to die for... 1/15 is not an issue if the mirror slap isn't strong. I'm sure the VR II has caught up in this regard but I've yet to see VR that's as good as IS <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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Yeah fast lenses get to cheat but bokeh testing is not standardised anyway. I mean, I've rarely seen people proportionally vary distances, etc. to keep the background blur amounts the same when comparing bokeh across different apertures and lenses, etc.
Also, just like how we frame the subject equally even when using lenses of different focal lengths, it's fair to say that a fast lens produces smoother backgrounds for a particular framing than a slower one, even if the slower one is actually/scientifically a better bokeh lens, don't you think?
GTW
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More blur (so smoother backgrounds), yes of course. But still the quality of the bokeh is something different than the amount of blur.. and creamy is about the quality of the blur, not the blur itself. Don't you agree?
The Canon's easier to hold because it's a bit lighter and not as front heavy. Also the IS is to die for... 1/15 is not an issue if the mirror slap isn't strong. I'm sure the VR II has caught up in this regard but I've yet to see VR that's as good as IS <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' />Yeah fast lenses get to cheat but bokeh testing is not standardised anyway. I mean, I've rarely seen people proportionally vary distances, etc. to keep the background blur amounts the same when comparing bokeh across different apertures and lenses, etc.
Also, just like how we frame the subject equally even when using lenses of different focal lengths, it's fair to say that a fast lens produces smoother backgrounds for a particular framing than a slower one, even if the slower one is actually/scientifically a better bokeh lens, don't you think?
GTW
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More blur (so smoother backgrounds), yes of course. But still the quality of the bokeh is something different than the amount of blur.. and creamy is about the quality of the blur, not the blur itself. Don't you agree?