The Bokeh Masters

[Murph]

Ok, so the 200mm f/2 is the Bokeh champ, but what about other lenses? Which are the Butter Masters of the Nikon line up? And for Canon, Pentax, Sony, etc, which are the Masters of the Bokeh, and please add photos so we can all see this in action.

For me, I think the Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 VR and 105mm VR Micro are excellent:

70-200mm


105mm

[jeffclow]

I will jump in with an opinion that the Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 also does a nice job

60mm at f/2.8

[tml]

I will join in... Bokeh is all subjective... Here is one of my better ones taken with a Leica M Summilux 50mm preasph at f1.4.

Tri

[silversixx]

here is a little 50mm 1.8, really a 75mm on my D300.





more!
Woods & Forest - a set on Flickr

[groovyone]

A-mount 135 STF. A lens designed specifically for bokeh. My 135 Zeiss has great bokeh, but the STF is just smoother.

More about this one of a kind lens: The 135 STF

http://www.texasphotoforum.com/forum...al-135f28.html

Sony A900 : @135mm : 1/1250th : f2.8 [T4.5] Manual : 200 ISO : A-Priority : 0 Exp Comp



Sony A900 : @135mm : 1/60th : f2.8 [T4.5] Manual : 200 ISO : A-Priority : 0 Exp Comp

[ronocnikral]

seiko 75mm @ f/??? (not wide open)





canon 180mm @ f/3.5

[Tom]

300mm 2.8L IS


150mm 2.8

[RedRaider]

Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8









Nikkor 105mm F/2.8 VR

[srwatters]

I think many consider the Nikkor 85mm f/1.4D a pretty good lens. Typically called the 'cream machine'...

@ f/1.8, 1/20, Nikon D200

[DougC]

500 af-s.

[srwatters]

Originally Posted by DougC

500 af-s.

WOW!

[ldelacruz]

It is hard to beat the super teles (400mm plus) when it comes to creamy bokeh!

Canon 400mm f2.8 IS handheld, pics were taken at f4.










Pic below is with a 500mm f4 IS with 1.4 TCII handheld. f6.3 at 1/400th

[studiocygnet]

SMC Pentax-M 1:3.5 135mm. That's M as in an old manual focus lens.

[mmuhlenkamp]

The 50 f/1.4 @ 1.4 is always nice...




And the 100L macro is lovely


And I wish I had reason to use my 200L f/2.8 more

[sheribeari]

handheld 105mm f4 1/320 sec