Which lens is better? (BLIND TEST, HELP ME CHOOSE)

10 years 4 months ago #329725 by Stealthy Ninja
This are both from when I went into a camera shop with my wife to check out a couple of lenses I want to buy.

Simply state which image is better (focus on bokeh and such, not the composition and facial expression).


A:


B:
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10 years 4 months ago - 10 years 4 months ago #329727 by Stealthy Ninja
Clicking will make them a lot bigger.  BTW the lady in the picture is my long suffering, awesome wife.  Any negative comments towards her will be heavily edited by me.  


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10 years 4 months ago - 10 years 4 months ago #329733 by Stealthy Ninja
Just for Scotty (not related to the images above):

The Sony 35 2.8:


Here's the Sony 55 1.8:
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10 years 4 months ago #329755 by Roman Omell
Tough pick, I'm saying "A".  What lens?


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10 years 4 months ago #329759 by Stealthy Ninja

Roman Omell wrote: Tough pick, I'm saying "A".  What lens?

I'll let you know later in a private message (don't want to spoil the blind test).
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10 years 4 months ago #329761 by Tony Imaging
Put me down for the first one too


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10 years 4 months ago #329765 by Vahrenkamp
First one, seems smoother bokeh.  The second one has a pattern to it. 


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10 years 4 months ago #329767 by Stealthy Ninja
I will reply tomorrow as to what the lenses are. Thanks everyone who participates in this little test.
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10 years 3 months ago - 10 years 3 months ago #329781 by KCook
"A" is more artsey.  "B" has better definition.  Dunno which a portrait guy would go for (I'm just a walkabout nerd).

Kelly

Canon 50D, Olympus PL2
kellycook.zenfolio.com/

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10 years 3 months ago #329787 by NateC
A - more creamy


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10 years 3 months ago #329789 by Karthik-Shreeram
"A" would be my choice 


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10 years 3 months ago #329803 by Ulrich Brodde
For me it´s "B".
B for me shows a better bokeh (circles of lights are rounder)
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10 years 3 months ago #329815 by effron
"A" of course. I also believe the "long suffering" part, I have one myself....:P

Why so serious?
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10 years 3 months ago #329819 by Shadowfixer1
"A" has the best bokeh by far. I am perplexed by the lack of sharpness though. The eyes need to be sharp but I don't see anything in either image that is as sharp as it should be.
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10 years 3 months ago #329851 by Stealthy Ninja

Shadowfixer1 wrote: "A" has the best bokeh by far. I am perplexed by the lack of sharpness though. The eyes need to be sharp but I don't see anything in either image that is as sharp as it should be.


You'll know tomorrow.  Suffice to say the eyes are sharp enough. 
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