Olympus-OM
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: [OM] Bokeh (was "Zuiko 250mm f2")

Subject: Re: [OM] Bokeh (was "Zuiko 250mm f2")
From: Winsor Crosby <wincros@xxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 21 Jun 1998 13:42:45 -0500 (CDT)
>At 03:52 AM 6/21/1998 PDT, you wrote:
>>Giles wrote:
>>
>>< [a whole lot of stuff about 'bokeh']
>>
>>pardon my ignorance, but what the blazes is BOKEH ??
>>
>>Regards
>>
>>Andy
>>
>Hi Andy,
>
>It's a Japanese word that cannot be translated, apparently, sort of like
>"Zuiko," which helps preserve a bit of the mystery of the Orient. <g>
>However, in context it usually means something like "my lens is better than
>yours."  Or, "What I paid for this fast lens is certainly worth it."  It
>could be, one might surmise, a version of the emperor's new clothes. The
>lens that you really, really want and can't afford probably has it, if you
>know what I mean.
>
Actually 'bokeh' sounds like one of those many "Japanized" English words.
Sounds like 'bouquet', which in this case is also a French word, probably a
result of the Norman occupation.

Winsor

Winsor Crosby
Long Beach, California
mailto:wincros@xxxxxxxxxxx





< This message was delivered via the Olympus Mailing List >
< For questions, mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >
< Web Page: http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright/olympuslist.html >


<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>
Sponsored by Tako
Impressum | Datenschutz