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Re: Bokeh Mojo

2002-09-15 by Richard Cooke

Pardon my ignorance but what exactly does the 32mm extension get you 
in this situation?  I thought that they were used for macro work.

Thanks,

Richard

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "marktuckerdotcom" 
<mtucker508@y...> wrote:
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "culturalvisions" 
> <fmward@h...> wrote:
> First, I love bokeh, but this good/bad axis for 
> > bokeh is really stuff for the guys who would rather spend their 
> > day testing than actually making photographs. 
> 
> Well said, Frank.
> 
> My nomination for Bokeh Mojo Lens of the Year is the 
> Hasselblad 110FE f/2, shot wide open, with a 32mm extension 
> tube, with PortraBW film with a red filter. Just looking at even 
the 
> crummy contact sheets is pure joy; then you scan them, and the 
> angels begin to sing.
> 
> I think I like the word "bokeh", more than what it means.

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