What is the easiest way to achieve Bokeh using LX3
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ZerocoolAstra
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Just for the record, you cannot ACHIEVE bokeh.
What you are trying to achieve, TS, is to get the out-of-focus areas to be MORE out of focus, thus looking more like a smooth blur. The "bokeh" is the quality of the blur.
What you are trying to achieve, TS, is to get the out-of-focus areas to be MORE out of focus, thus looking more like a smooth blur. The "bokeh" is the quality of the blur.
:think:
Bokeh is "blur", so why can't you achieve "blur"? You just can't achieve good or bad bokeh because that is controlled by the characteristics of the lens.
ZerocoolAstra
Senior Member
"bokeh" is like colour.
For example you see a withering tree, and the green leaves are not such a strong green colour. So you might make a comment "the colour of the leaves is quite pale", which is similar to a comment like "the bokeh is quite ugly"
You can't achieve colour, in the same way that you can't achieve bokeh. It's like... a property of the image.
:dunno: Not sure if i'm explaining it right. Someone help me!
"bokeh" is like colour.
For example you see a withering tree, and the green leaves are not such a strong green colour. So you might make a comment "the colour of the leaves is quite pale", which is similar to a comment like "the bokeh is quite ugly"
You can't achieve colour, in the same way that you can't achieve bokeh. It's like... a property of the image.
:dunno: Not sure if i'm explaining it right. Someone help me!
Actually, bokeh literally means blur (from jap word). So for our discussion, lets use the terms interchangeably.
Pale or color is not directly related to blur. When you say the leaves are pale, its kind of saying, the background is quite ugly rather than the blur is quite ugly.
You can achieve blur but you can't really quantify it as in "more bokeh" or "less bokeh". But, you can get good blur or bad blur which again is the characteristics of the lens of which in our case of the lx3 cant really be modified.
You are however, on a right track somehow in your first post. What most of the tips is saying is basically reducing the DOF which shows more out of focus background but has been misconstrued as "more bokeh". The bokeh quality should not change since all our lens are basically the same and we can't really get "more bokeh"
Conclusion. Its just a mis-understanding and mis-use of the term.
ireallydontlikepink
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f8.0
f4.0
f2.0
DOF changes, bokeh (or blur/ blur quality) doesn't. can't really tell the quality of blur until you do a controlled test with another lens.
Hope it helps.
Taken with LX3?
denniskee
Senior Member
the NDP series were shot with LX3
http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showthread.php?t=688093&page=3
http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showthread.php?t=688093&page=3
kentwong81
Senior Member
The question is same as asking how a Honda Jazz car can speed like a Ferrari.
You are asking too much from a LX3 camera (compact camera).
You are asking too much from a LX3 camera (compact camera).
ireallydontlikepink
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....do i need to decode the 1~0 ?? hah thanks.
Oh i see .. i think is just understanding of terminology.
Thanks for explaining in layman term.
Chilicrab1
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bro, wat u mean 1234567890 :dunno:
ireallydontlikepink
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I like!!! :bsmilie:
isaac976
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I dont think so ler, its just a matter of asking how we can achieve bokeh, not asking for the sky, its like seeing if a LX3 can achieve bokeh with a simple yet achieve able setting.
geraldkhoo
Senior Member
Use macro mode... go close to subject...
ireallydontlikepink
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Use macro mode... go close to subject...
hurrr..... any additional lens to your lx3?
..... how near u went?
1) Get close to subject (Macro even better) - the smaller the subject, the better - like pencils & marbles.
2) F2.0 or widest aperture
3) if you want bokeh with human head portrait -
Choose background far away.
4) Max zoom.
I think blurry80 said it all....
If still cannot, change to GF1 with 20mm lens or DSLR with prime lens.
2) F2.0 or widest aperture
3) if you want bokeh with human head portrait -
Choose background far away.
4) Max zoom.
I think blurry80 said it all....
If still cannot, change to GF1 with 20mm lens or DSLR with prime lens.
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