Beautiful bokeh! Let me see yours!

[RMC33]

Took this today for a bike I am tossing on CL that I don't ride anymore. Love the way they turned out!

5DmkIII 24-70 f/2.8Mk1 ISO 100 1/320

 

[HarryWintergreen]

seems to me bokeh is where Canon really shines 8)

 

[TWI by Dustin Abbott]

135L (out of focus area is fall foliage)


Framed by Thousand Word Images by Dustin Abbott, on Flickr

 

[TWI by Dustin Abbott]

Tamron 24-70mm f/2.8 VC - I'm actually quite impressed with it's bokeh for a standard zoom:


Autumn Gold by Thousand Word Images by Dustin Abbott, on Flickr

 

[TWI by Dustin Abbott]

Don't forget the fabulous Helios 44-2 with it's very unique, swirely bokeh:


Overgrown - Explored June 16th, 2012 by Thousand Word Images by Dustin Abbott, on Flickr

 

[Kernuak]

300 f/2.8 + 1.4x.


Red Squirrel Feeding Time by Kernuak (avalonlightphotoart.co.uk), on Flickr

100mm macro.


Common Lizard Head on View by Kernuak (avalonlightphotoart.co.uk), on Flickr

 

[tedh]

7D w/Canon EF 100mm, ISO 1600, F/4, 1/500

 

[sirjorj]

My first post here! I thought this fit the thread pretty well.
Shot with a T1i and 70-300 IS (non-L)

 

[RLPhoto]

This. All these are shot on wonderful canon L primes from 24LII, 50L, 85LII, and 135L.

 

[RLPhoto]

More.

 

[MrFotoFool]

Speckled rattlesnake in reptile house.
5Dmk2 with Canon 100 2.8 macro at f/3.5, iso 2000.

 

[mycanonphotos]

The Mine

 

[yablonsky]

24-70 II @ f2.8

 

[shutterwideshut]

Deflated
Canon EOS 5D Mark III ı Canon EF24-70mm f/2.8L II USM

Deflated by shutterwideshut on Flickr

Carpe diem
Canon EOS 5D Mark III ı Canon TS-E24mm f/3.5L II ı Singh Ray 0.9 Reverse ND Grad Filter ı Singh Ray LB Warming Polarizer

Carpe diem by shutterwideshut on Flickr

The Beauty Within
Canon EOS 7D ı Canon EF100mm f/2.8L IS Macro USM

The Beauty Within by shutterwideshut on Flickr

 

[TWI by Dustin Abbott]

For unique, stylish bokeh it is pretty hard to top the Helios 44 line. Here's a couple from the Helios 44-4:


Glorious Imperfections by Thousand Word Images by Dustin Abbott, on Flickr


Out with the Old; In with the New by Thousand Word Images by Dustin Abbott, on Flickr

Manual focus only on EOS bodies (or any body), but if you've got time, it produces some really unique results.

 

[TWI by Dustin Abbott]

Here's an odd source for great bokeh, but what this shot from the 70-300L?


Slither by Thousand Word Images by Dustin Abbott, on Flickr

 

[Knut Skywalker]

100mm f/2 on 5D Mark II, quite a bokehlicious combo.

 

[TWI by Dustin Abbott]

100mm f/2 on 5D Mark II, quite a bokehlicious combo.

Nice. That's one lens I haven't shot, although between the 85mm f/1.8, the 100L, and the 135L already in my bag, I probably won't be getting it. Still, I've heard nothing but good about it.

 

[Knut Skywalker]

Nice. That's one lens I haven't shot, although between the 85mm f/1.8, the 100L, and the 135L already in my bag, I probably won't be getting it. Still, I've heard nothing but good about it.

It is awesome. Sharp wide open, creamy bokeh, very good corrected and the autofocus is superfast! But if I had the 100L and 135L i wouldn't bother buying it neither. :

 

[TommyLee]

the sigma 35mm @ f1.4.... 5D3
I sold my 35L (which I liked) and bought this lens

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first shot:
daughter in-focus
the woman(mother) - on the left - in the background is a good example of a nice bokeh quality - to my eye...
the guy in right corner is pretty nice treatment too


of course the quality varies with differing back ground distance and foreground focus distance
and of course different busy shapes too.... the sigma is not tops...but pretty good IMO

this just seems to be an ideal combo for the sigma 35......

second shot:
different distances...plus the stove-hood on left ...the lines start to get slightly busy.. the 85L would likely handle that differently
I believe...all this is pretty subjective...

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lots of nice examples in this post
people here have really nice compositional ideas too...


I would say the 35 sigma and then - either - the 135L or 85L canon are a great pair..

the sigma is sharp wide open, has minimal distortion and chromatics,
is built solidly and focuses accurately and quickly .... it is a wonderful lens - IMO

thanks
TOM