bpalme Posted January 30, 2012 Share #1 Â Posted January 30, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) I think I'm in the minority but I like mangled crazy bokeh. But I still like sharp subjects. Not crazy about longer than 75mm. So let's hear about some favorites? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kokoshawnuff Posted January 30, 2012 Share #2 Â Posted January 30, 2012 Summitar 5cm. Crazy/Swirly bokeh wide open, but a stand-up performer at f/5.6 and f/8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted January 30, 2012 Share #3 Â Posted January 30, 2012 Summitar 5cm. Crazy/Swirly bokeh wide open, but a stand-up performer at f/5.6 and f/8 Â But try to get a post WWII model with lens coating an round aperture. They didn't make a lot of them. Leica reverted for a while to the ugly octagon aperture. It was a strange time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prosophos Posted January 30, 2012 Share #4 Â Posted January 30, 2012 Hands down, the Konica Hexanon 60/1.2: The Konica Hexanon 60mm f/1.2, Special Edition. Â Regards, Â Peter P r o s o p h o s Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastel Posted January 30, 2012 Share #5  Posted January 30, 2012 But try to get a post WWII model with lens coating an round aperture. They didn't make a lot of them. Leica reverted for a while to the ugly octagon aperture. It was a strange time.  hexagon. the aperture had hexagon shape. hexagon = six blades, six corners octagon = eight blades, eight corners  prewar, uncoated, f/4 All sizes | summitar_uncoated_40_L1003441 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!  postwar, coated, hex aperture, f/4 All sizes | summitar_coated_40_L1003444 | Flickr - Photo Sharing! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpalme Posted January 30, 2012 Author Share #6 Â Posted January 30, 2012 Hands down, the Konica Hexanon 60/1.2:The Konica Hexanon 60mm f/1.2, Special Edition. Â Regards, Â Peter P r o s o p h o s Haha, yeah I love that one but don't see myself actually being able to find one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted January 30, 2012 Share #7  Posted January 30, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) hexagon. the aperture had hexagon shape.hexagon = six blades, six corners octagon = eight blades, eight corners  prewar, uncoated, f/4 All sizes | summitar_uncoated_40_L1003441 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!  postwar, coated, hex aperture, f/4 All sizes | summitar_coated_40_L1003444 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!  I never heard of or saw a hexagon aperture Summitar.  My Summitar has an aperture of 'Decagon' shape - ten aperture blades, serial # 669896, probably made between 1946 and 1950, but I will defer to the experts. So it appears that there were post WWII Summitars with round apertures and coating, and later they reverted to fewer blades Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastel Posted January 30, 2012 Share #8 Â Posted January 30, 2012 sorry, i currently do not have a picture OF it. only pictures taken with it ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecar Posted January 30, 2012 Share #9 Â Posted January 30, 2012 Try some old Russian lenses. Jupiter-3 for example. There are numerous versions/variations. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
01af Posted January 30, 2012 Share #10 Â Posted January 30, 2012 Hands down, the Konica Hexanon 60/1.2 Huh!? Definitely NOT! Â There may be some hints of harshness, but overall, for a 1:1.2 lens, the 60 mm Hexanon's bokeh at full aperture is surprisingly smooth and harmonious. Not perfect but pretty good ... or rather not good if a particularly harsh bokeh is what you're after. Â Generally, for harsh and/or swirly bokehs, try older lenses that are unusually fast for their time and use them wide open. Among the Leitz lenses, the 5 cm Summarit, Summitar, and maybe early Summicron screw-mount lenses from the 1940s and '50s come to mind. I think the wildest bokeh I ever saw with a Leitz lens was that of the Summarit 5 cm 1:1.5 (not to be confused with the modern Summarit-M 50 mm 1:2.5). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted January 30, 2012 Share #11 Â Posted January 30, 2012 great post! I have a love for these lenses like the old large format Petzval lenses. I would love something that exaggerated on an M for some occasional use. Does anyone know of any? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedi996sps Posted January 30, 2012 Share #12 Â Posted January 30, 2012 Series 1 Noctilux not as smooth as last of the f1 models, which i also had, but i prefer its etchyness :-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastel Posted January 30, 2012 Share #13 Â Posted January 30, 2012 as for the aperture shapes of summitar lenses, i just took a picture: Â Â the left one is the uncoated prewar, the right one is the coated postwar. both are set at f/4. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted January 30, 2012 Share #14 Â Posted January 30, 2012 as for the aperture shapes of summitar lenses, i just took a picture:[...]. Â I shopped to find the 50mmm Summitar with 10 blades and coating. I found one. Do I need to take a picture of it? Â Is it rare? . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted January 30, 2012 Share #15 Â Posted January 30, 2012 Canon 50mm f1.2 Â Regards, Â Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted January 30, 2012 Share #16 Â Posted January 30, 2012 Canon f0/.95 adapted to M mount. Pampas Grass Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adan Posted January 30, 2012 Share #17  Posted January 30, 2012 Ironically, the "King of Bokeh" 35 Summicron v.4 - at f/2 and the right (or is that wrong?) relative subject/background distance it gets pretty frenetic. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/171620-favorite-harsh-bokeh-lenses/?do=findComment&comment=1913288'>More sharing options...
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