Thanks Jim. I guess it would have been clearer if I'd said I am content
if the *bokeh* is not awful.
Not ready to shoot myself quite yet.
Joel W.
On Wed, May 2, 2012, at 07:54 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
> Beautiful work, Joel. Quit beating up on yourself!
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joel Wilcox" <jfwilcox@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 7:34 PM
> Subject: Re: [OM] OM-D EM-5 review at dpreview
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> >I know nothing of the m.4/3 lenses and how they perform, though I
> > thought the samples looked very good.
> >
> > The battle for bokeh is somewhat of a lost cause with 4/3 anyway. I can
> > occasionally get somewhat decent blur from close-focusing the DZ 50-200,
> > or even the DZ 40-150 (except that it doesn't focus very close).
> >
> > I think this is decent blur (though the background could be a little
> > more interesting):
> >
> > http://jfwilcox.jalbum.net/Wallace%20Garden%20Center%20Orchid%20Show/#_3106589w.jpg
> >
> > This has a busier background, but I think the lens does OK:
> >
> > http://jfwilcox.jalbum.net/Wallace%20Garden%20Center%20Orchid%20Show/#_3106603w.jpg
> >
> > (DZ 40-150 in both cases at f5.6 -- essentially wide open or close to.)
> >
> > I am mainly content if the result is not simply awful. :\
> >
> > Joel W.
> >
> > On Wed, May 2, 2012, at 08:24 PM, Wiliam Wagenaar wrote:
> >> I think I would like the camera too, but I'm not so fond of the lenses.
> >> F3.5-6.3 for the 12-50mm does not leave much room for shallow DOF on 4/3.
> >> Mounting the E-system lenses does not do justice to the small body of the
> >> OM-D.
> >>
> >> Just my 2 cents though.
> >>
> >> Wiliam
> >
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