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Sony 85mm f1.4: Bokeh

18 positive · 8 mixed · 13 critical mentions across 39 sources.

56 millimeter F one point four I reviewed and bokeh or the quality of the out of focus area is superb on this lens sony puts a lot of care into their GM line of lenses and with eleven rounded diaphragm blades bokeh is always smooth and creamy and results in very circular pokéballs throughout the…
— David Zhou (source)
11 bladed aperture which is really nice if you're going to be stopping down for things like groups or anything like that you're not going to get that hexagonal or I mean whatever pattern you end up getting you're going to get round bokeh as you stop down for that just a softer background look now…
— Benj Haisch (source)
backgrounds the lens does a reasonably good job here it's out of focus backgrounds look quite smooth although it's not Flawless bcka balls have a strong cat ey shape around the image peripheries at f1.4 and complex backgrounds can start to look a little busy too so it's not a completely clean bill…
— Christopher Frost (source)

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