Helpful Posts Helpful Posts:  0
Results 1 to 4 of 4

Thread: Bokeh Simulator & DOF Calculator

  1. #1

    Join Date
    Apr 2015
    Location
    Dubai
    Posts
    10
    Real Name
    James

    Bokeh Simulator & DOF Calculator

    This is very cool, and will be useful for beginners like me

    http://dofsimulator.net/en/

  2. #2
    rpcrowe's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2008
    Location
    Southern California, USA
    Posts
    17,389
    Real Name
    Richard

    Re: Bokeh Simulator & DOF Calculator

    Interesting concept and I would think that it would be good for playing with DOF.

    However, BOKEH is primarily a function of the lens. Different lenses produce different looking BOKEH. As an example, the BOKEH formed by the Canon 70-200mm f/4L IS lens is far smoother and more pleasing (to me at least) than the BOKEH produced by the Canon 50mm f/1.8 Mkii lens. This is because the aperture circle formed by to 70-200mm lens is more of a perfect circle (due to additional leaves which are rounded) than the aperture circle formed by the five bladed 50mm f/1.8 Mkii lens...

  3. #3
    Glenn NK's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2010
    Location
    Victoria BC
    Posts
    1,510

    Re: Bokeh Simulator & DOF Calculator

    A DOF simulator can be quite useful to get the idea of its effect on an image, however, trying to emulate bokeh with software seems to be a bit of a stretch. They'd have to measure every lens made to determine its characteristic bokeh - at every f/stop, every distance to the subject, with varying types of BG - that would require an enormous data bank.

    The following is the most comprehensive test I've seen on bokeh with a set of lenses; of note is the summary at the very end.

    Glenn
    Last edited by Glenn NK; 12th April 2015 at 06:25 PM.

  4. #4
    pnodrog's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2012
    Location
    Nomadic but not homeless, ex N.Z. now Aust.
    Posts
    4,138
    Real Name
    Paul

    Re: Bokeh Simulator & DOF Calculator

    Very impressive - certainly a great learning tool.

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •