Sony sells a 100mm portrait lens with an f/2.8 aperture that meters like an f/5.6. That is not a manufacturing defect or a marketing rounding error. Sony built a disc ...
Apodization is intriguing! In short, it’s a lens construction design intended to smooth out the background blur elements (“bokeh”) thereby producing more pleasing and flattering portraits and other ...
Japanese company BBL offers a special lens modification service that promises to smooth out lens bokeh and reduce harsh edges in out-of-focus areas. As the company tells PetaPixel, the modification ...