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What's Your Favorite Vintage Nikkor "BOKEH" Lens?
BruceSD:
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I'm a confirmed bokeh fanatic (Bokeholic?). I shoot mostly fast lenses at wide apertures. Often I even use speed boosters to achieve even shallower DOF.
I have lots of vintage bokeh lenses from a variety of lens makers (Olympus Zuiko, MOG, Zeiss, Voigtlander, Leica, etc.).
As far as my favorite Nikkor bokeh lenses, my personal favorite is the 55 mm f/1.2 Oscilloscope-Nikkor (I own 2 copies). I like it's incredible sharpness and artistic/painterly bokeh rendering (see photo).
You might be surprised to hear that my second favorite Nikkor bokeh lens is the humble/inexpensive/light-weight 50mm f/2 non-Ai lens - it really shines on a Metabones Speed Booster.
Do you have a favorite old Nikkor bokeh lens? Care to share your tips for creating outstanding bokeh with it?
Dogman:
Not really "vintage" but my favorite anyway--Nikkor 85mm ƒ/1.4D. Gorgeous blur.
I also like the humble 50/1.4 from the early 70's. Maybe because it was the only good lens I owned back then.
Akira:
Another big fan of Nikkor-O 55/1.2. Its field curvature adds some character to the unique overall rendition.
#1: One of my oldest images shot with the lens on D2H.
#2: The latest image shot with it on SIGMA fp.
BruceSD:
--- Quote from: Akira on May 04, 2021, 23:59:16 ---Another big fan of Nikkor-O 55/1.2. Its field curvature adds some character to the unique overall rendition.
#1: One of my oldest image shot with the lens on D2H.
#2: The latest image shot with it on SIGMA fp.
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Lovely images! Thank you for posting! They inspired me to go out and shoot more with this lens.
Akira:
--- Quote from: BruceSD on May 05, 2021, 00:39:33 ---Lovely images! Thank you for posting! They inspired me to go out and shoot more with this lens.
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Glad you like them, Bruce!
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