![]() Instead I want to chat about why many of us photo geeks think that the only good bokeh from a lens is when it produces round bokeh ball highlights. The looks these lenses create are so different and so unique they start to lose that uniqueness when you look at the shots each and every day.īut I am not here today to talk about the Noctilux or Dream Lens. Some will see it as a “Gimmick” but in reality, it’s just overload. If you do not, then many who look at your photos eventually will. To me, these lenses are gorgeous, beautiful and have gobs of character, but if it is all you use, day in and out, every day, then you will tire of the look eventually. If you think it does, you have been programmed to believe that by someone who made up the round bokeh rule ) X1D and 90 f/3.2 – Some have told me this image has a vintage vibe. Does not take away a thing from the photo or emotion of the subject. Makes the image different from the same old same old. This is why we have so many lenses that create so many unique renderings. What one finds offensive, someone else may find beauty in it. Bokeh, is a personal choice, bottom line. EVEN ME! Yep, I did that long ago as the price of a Noctilux is not for the faint of heart.īut I know that not everyone enjoys “unique” or even “different”. I have seen this happen to many photographers who sold 2-3 lenses to acquire a Noctilux, and use it as their only lens. Soon, you start to crave another lens, with a more standard look. you start to no longer see what is so special about these lenses. What is this you say? Well, what I call the “Noctilux Syndrome” is when you use a lens that has such a shallow DOF, much like a Leica Noctilux or Canon Dream Lens, and you love it so much you decided to use it all the time. You will tire of the look and get “Noctilux Syndrome”.lol. Use it too much though, and your images will start to look boring and stale to even you, eventually. Use it wisely, use it sparingly and it can set your work apart from others, quite easily. While I love it, I see that lens as a limited use artists lens. I love the Canon Dream Lens, that 50 0.95 that has crazy wild Bokeh that many hate. I like “different” and lenses that draw with a “Character” or have something about it that sets it apart from the norm. I like normal lenses as well but I am open to being different, that is part of what makes photography exciting to me. Anyone who has read my articles and reviews for the past 10 years will know that I like lenses and cameras that are “Unique”. Adore it?!? What are you, crazy Steve? Lol, no, not at all. BTW, one of the reasons is NOT the Hexagonal bokeh, as I actually adore that aspect of the lens. There is no right and no wrong for you, just what you like.”Įver since I received the Hasselblad 90mm f/3.2 to test quickly on my Hasslebald X1D ( I really rented it for three days to see if it was one I would like to eventually purchase for myself) from I both fell in love with it and realized I probably will not buy it for myself, for two reasons. The last line of this opinion piece will read: “So do not be afraid to be different. OPINION: When your balls are not truly round.
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