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Bokeh Fringe Tests

  • Choose the brand from the list. 

  • Ignore color casts as they don't affect this test.  I did not set custom white balance for every lens.

Bushnell
canon fl 50 ii

Bushnell

Bushnell 35mm f2.8

  • No noticeable color shifts

  • Contrast is low but consistent

Canon

Canon FL 50mm f1.4 II

  • Busy bokeh

  • Noticeable color shifts

Canon FD 50mm f1.4

  • Noticeable color shifts at f1.4 and f2.8

Chinon

Chinon

Chinar 35mm f2.8

  • Low contrast at f2.8

  • Minor color shift

fOCAL

Focal

Focal 28mm f2.8

  • Noticeable color shifts at f2.8 and f4

  • Minor color shift at f5.6

  • Contrast is a bit muddy

fUJI

Fuji

EBC Fujinon 55mm f1.8

  • Noticeable color shifts

  • Contrast is okay at f5.6

  • I am surprised by this result

kIRON

Kiron

Kiron 28-105mm f3.2-4.5

  • Good contrast

  • No noticeable color shifts

  • Shoot with confidence

Konica

Konica

Hexanon AR 28mm f3.5 EE

  • Noticeable color shifts at f3.5 and up

  • Contrast is satisfactory

Hexanon AR 50mm f1.7 AE

  • Noticeable color shift at f1.7 and f2.8

  • Contrast is satisfactory

Hexanon AR 40mm f1.8

  • Noticeable color shifts

  • Uneven contrast

Minolta

Auto Rokkor 58mm f1.4 PF

Minolta

  • Noticeable color shifts at all apertures

MD 50mm f1.7

MD Rokkor-X 45mm f2

  • Noticeable color shifts at f1.7

  • More testing is needed.

  • Noticeable color shift at f2

  • f2.8 and up look good

  • Contrast is satisfactory above f2

MC Rokkor-X PF 50mm f1.7

  • Noticeable color shift at f1.7 and f2.8

  • f4 is cleaner

Nikon

Nikon

AF Nikkor 28-85mm f3.5-4.5

  • Minor but noticeable color shifts at f3.5

  • Blue fringing is still present at f5.6

  • Contrast at f5.6 is good

Nikkor 55mm f3.5 Micro Ai

  • Consistent contrast

  • Minor color shift

Nikkor 50mm f2 (K)

  • Noticeable color shifts at f2 and f2.8

  • Contrast is good at f2.8 and up

Nikkor-S 35mm f2.8

  • Soft contrast at f2.8 but no noticeable color shifts

  • Improvement in contrast at f4 and f5.6

Nikkor-H 28mm f3.5

  • Minor color shift at f3.5

  • Good contrast and detail at f5.6

Nikkor AF 35-70mm f3.5-4.5

  • Color shifts at all focal lengths and apertures

  • Contrast is low at 70mm

Ai Nikkor 50mm f1.8

  • Noticeable color shifts at f1.8 and f2.8

  • f5.6 is clean with good contrast and detail

Olympus

Olympus

Olympus OM 28mm f3.5

  • Minor color shifts

  • Contrast is good

Olympus Auto-T 135mm f2.8

  • Noticeable color shifts

  • Contrast is good

Olympus OM 35mm f2

  • Minor color shifts

  • Contrast is good at f2.8 and up

Pentacon

Pentacon

Auto Pentacon 50mm f1.8

  • Minor color shift at f1.8 with low contrast

  • Clean at f4 with good contrast

Pentax

Pentax

SMC Pentax A 50mm f2

  • Noticeable color shifts at all apertures

SMC Takumar 50mm f1.4

  • No noticeable color shifts

  • Contrast is low but consistent

Peti

Petri

Petri 28mm f2

  • Noticeable color shifts

Ricoh

Ricoh

Rikenon P 50mm f1.7

  • Noticeable color shifts at f1.7 and f2.8

  • Contrast is satisfactory

Sears

Sears

Sears 28mm f2.8

  • Minor color shifts

  • Low contrast

Soligor

Soligor

Soligor 28-80mm f3.5-4.5 CD

  • Minor color shifts

  • Low contrast

Soligor 35mm f2.8 Wide Auto

  • Insignificant color shift at 2.8

  • Good contrast

  • Clean details

Tamron

Tamron

Tamron 28-70mm f3.5-4.5 44A

Auto Tamron 28mm f2.8

  • Clean @ 28mm with good contrast at f5.6

  • Color shifts @ 50mm and 70mm which reduce slightly at f5.6

  • Minor color shifts at f2.8 and f4

  • f5.6 improves overall

Auto Tamron 35mm f2.8

  • Minor color shifts at f2.8 and f4

  • f5.6 improves overall

Vivitar

Vivitar

Vivitar S1 28-90mm f2.8-3.5

Vivitar 28mm f2.5

  • Noticeable color shifts at f2.8 and f4 @ 28mm

  • f5.6 improves overall @ 28mm

  • Noticeable color shifts at f2.8 and f4 @ 90mm

  • Minor color shift at f5.6 @ 90mm

  • Minor color shifts

  • Contrast is slightly low but consistent

Vivitar 55mm f2.8 Macro

  • Clean details and good contrast

  • Insignificant color shift at f2.8

Vivitar 28mm f2

  • Noticeable color shifts

  • Contrast is satisfactory

Vivitar 70-150mm f3.8 (two touch)

  • Minor color shifts at f3.8

  • Contrast is satisfactory

Vivitar 50mm f1.9 Auto

  • Contrast is muddy at f1.9

  • f2.8 and f4 show increased contrast

Yashica

Yashica

Yashica DSB 28mm f2.8

  • Insignificant color shift at f2.8

  • Contrast and detail are very good at f5.6

Yashica ML 35mm f2.8

  • Noticeable color shift at f2.8

  • Shoot f4 or higher

Yashica ML 50mm f1.4

  • Noticeable color shifts at f1.4 and f2

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