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gsgary

Aug-27-2005, 04:13 AM

I know i am going to sound stupid but what does BOKEH mean:scratch
don't forget i am new to photography and a bit thick
Thanks
Gary

John Mueller

Aug-27-2005, 06:15 AM

I know i am going to sound stupid but what does BOKEH mean:scratch
don't forget i am new to photography and a bit thick
Thanks
Gary Its not stupid. It took me a while also.

Here you go Gary Bokeh (http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/bokeh.htm)

ginger_55

Aug-27-2005, 06:18 AM

For a long time I thought Bokeh was something to be avoided at all costs. Took me a while to find out what it is. There are still terms I don't know, drives me nuts everytime someone posts about co-branding.

I have asked, people probably don't think I seriously have no idea what that word means.

ginger

gsgary

Aug-27-2005, 06:58 AM

Thanks John i think i will have to read it a few time before i understand it fullyIts not stupid. It took me a while also.

Here you go Gary Bokeh (http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/bokeh.htm)

gus

Aug-27-2005, 01:05 PM

An example Gary. Basically anything that is out of focus.

http://wadjelaphotography.smugmug.com/photos/29788165-M.jpg

DavidTO

Aug-27-2005, 02:34 PM

Bokeh has a lot to do with the quality of the out of focus parts of an image. Here's (http://www.photo.net/equipment/canon/ef50/) a good example of two lenses that are very similar and yet very different. They are the Canon 50mm 1.4 and 1.8 lenses. The 1.4 lens is $300 and the 1.8 is $75. The article I linked above shows the quality differences between the two lenses. One of the biggest differences between the two lenses is the bokeh. There are some comparison shots that illustrate this.

gsgary

Aug-28-2005, 09:12 AM

Thanks i understand now:thumb An example Gary. Basically anything that is out of focus.

http://wadjelaphotography.smugmug.com/photos/29788165-M.jpg

gsgary

Aug-28-2005, 09:13 AM

There is quite a difference between the twoBokeh has a lot to do with the quality of the out of focus parts of an image. Here's (http://www.photo.net/equipment/canon/ef50/) a good example of two lenses that are very similar and yet very different. They are the Canon 50mm 1.4 and 1.8 lenses. The 1.4 lens is $300 and the 1.8 is $75. The article I linked above shows the quality differences between the two lenses. One of the biggest differences between the two lenses is the bokeh. There are some comparison shots that illustrate this.