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<blockquote data-quote="Eye-level" data-source="post: 27247" data-attributes="member: 6548">There are many many folks who will say that first picture does display bokeh...their definition being a sharply focused area - the subject if you will - and the &quot;character&quot; of the out of focus area being &quot;bokeh&quot; and not necessarily just little spheres...then the arguments begin about what is smooth and what is harsh bokeh...it is really a very very subjective topic.&nbsp;The Nikkor 105/2.5 is a legendary lens...big reason is because it is said to be able to make first rate bokeh...the Nikkor 85/1.4 is affectionately called the cream machine by many...as for any of the newer Nikkors eg digital autofocus rigs I am sure there are a few that are known as bokeh machines...I am not personally familiar with them...yet... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp;I might get some flack for saying this but with zoom lenses it is probably a lot more difficult to get bokeh effects because they are typically much slower than primes therefore harder to get very shallow depth of field which seems to be a requisite of bokeh pictures...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Eye-level, post: 27247, member: 6548"] There are many many folks who will say that first picture does display bokeh...their definition being a sharply focused area - the subject if you will - and the "character" of the out of focus area being "bokeh" and not necessarily just little spheres...then the arguments begin about what is smooth and what is harsh bokeh...it is really a very very subjective topic. The Nikkor 105/2.5 is a legendary lens...big reason is because it is said to be able to make first rate bokeh...the Nikkor 85/1.4 is affectionately called the cream machine by many...as for any of the newer Nikkors eg digital autofocus rigs I am sure there are a few that are known as bokeh machines...I am not personally familiar with them...yet... :) I might get some flack for saying this but with zoom lenses it is probably a lot more difficult to get bokeh effects because they are typically much slower than primes therefore harder to get very shallow depth of field which seems to be a requisite of bokeh pictures... [/QUOTE]

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