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Interesting, my other immediate thought is that it might have been Reala. I'll take your word for it on the 180/2.8, I know from the many images I've seen that Leica know how to make a lens with very fine bokeh when they want to, and the unusual provenance of the f/3.4 lens explains it's unusally poor performance there. It would be interesting to compare the 180/2.8 against my Canon 200/1.8 in terms of bokeh, I'm very happy with mine in that department.
 
Mike, as you know, the Canon 200/1.8 is one of the best lenses in the world. It is interesting that I owned and used both the Leica 180/2.8 APO and the Canon at the same time. They are actually quite similar in many charactistics. The Leica got more use due to the back breaking size of the Canon...but I did like shooting with that big white beast...nothing short of creamy Bokeh.
 
A picture is worth more than a 1000 words! There are many people on the forum with different N mount lenses. Can someon put ex&le pictures with the different zooms to show how the bokeh of each lens are? Mainly 50/1.4 85/1.4, 80-200 and 80-300 and also the macro planner 100. Plea..se.
 
> the back breaking size of the Canon

No kidding! It's certainly not a lens that you want in the kit bag alongside anything else heavy. It also seems like sacrilege not to tripod-mount it. For that reason I haven't had the chance to use it for a while, because Really Right Stuff have had the mounting foot in order to make an Arca-Swiss type replacement foot for it. I just got it back last week, and I'm looking forward to giving the lens a real workout over the next few weeks.

BTW, I should add that RRS have done a superb job of the new foot, and were kind enough to supply one for free in return for the loan of the original foot for use as a pattern. I'm most impressed with their products and services.

-= mike =-
 
Raj,

Go to the regular gallery, there are a number of ex&les from lots of different N lenses.

In my portfolio I have quite a few ex&les of the 50, 85, 24-85 and 70-300 wide open. Look for the image of a gold cat titled "fraidy cat" ...it shows the excellent Bokeh of the 85mm/1.4 N. There are lot of others there also.
 
>=20 >=20 >=20 > [Anyone has more information about Canon=B9s next pro-digital camera? Beli= eved > to be a 15MB full-size CMOS base on existing 1Ds body platform?? Kaisern= ] >=20 >=20 >=20
 
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