Best bokeh of Pentax 67 lenses?

[olwick]

Which lenses for the Pentax 67 do you consider to have the best bokeh?

Thanks,

Mark

 

[Venchka]

I own & use the 45, 105 & 150. They are all good to my eye.

 

[sidearm613]

Which lenses for the Pentax 67 do you consider to have the best bokeh?

Thanks,

Mark

I own the 45, 55, 75 f/2.8, 90, 135 macro, and the 165.
I think the 165 is an absolutely stunning portrait lens, and is close focussing enough to get in really tight. Also, 165 is an ideal portrait lens for 6x7. All the 67 lenses that I have have really lovely bokeh, especially the f/2.8s. however, and this is just me, but I love the 135 macro, which is an f/4. The optics are probably the worst of my bunch of lenses, but that little bit of softness makes it just wonderful, and at f/4 the DOF is super shallow. I think you call call it "character"

P.S.- I have no idea about the bokeh of the 45 and 55, but those I usually use stopped down a bit for landscapes and the like.

Enjoy, I think the 67 is a great system and it really is hard to go wrong.

 

[Alan Johnson]

I'm happy with the 90mm leaf shutter and fill-in flash.

 

[mtjade2007]

Have you looked at a 120 mm soft focus? This is the one among all P67 lenses that gives the most unique bokeh. This lens can be focussed as close as within one foot without an extension ring. I once shot a (not so close) closeup shot of a flower with a tall palm tree in the background. I was shocked to see on the print that the tall palm tree trunk looked like breaking up into 3 sections. You can tell that it's a palm tree but it was so fuzzy that it's like non-existent. A regular closeup lens would give a palm tree out of focus in the background but not with missing sections of the trunk. However, it will be a challenge to render a very sharp object. A closeup lens will render a sharper flower as an example.

 

[Chris Lange]

the 105mm/ƒ2.4 is my personal favourite due to its relatively small size and slight boost in speed over the 2.8s, love the 135 and 165 too, the 200 is a little beefy and slow for me at f4 since whenever I borrow my father's 67 its for handheld stuff.

 

[Venchka]

David,

Give the 45 a try focused close and wide open. I think you'll like it.

 

[bagdad child]

The 90mm f2.8 gives excellent bokeh. Dead Link Removed is wide open. The bokeh is creamy and yet the lens is very sharp wide open. I would consider the 90mm f2.8 as the most beautiful P67 lens although I haven't used the 105mm. The 200mm also has wonderful bokeh with closeups. A few examples (with extension tubes):

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[luvcameras]

I owned the P67 system for years and feel the 165/2.8 is the best bokeh lens of the bunch. Its fast, sharp and has smoooooooth bokeh...

You can see my Pentax 67 Lens Page here: Dead Link Removed

Samples attached from the 165/2.8

Dan

 

[borisdeswan]

Having the 45, 75 105 135 165 and 200 pentax lenses, I'd venture to say that the 105 has the most pleasing bokeh of them all.Funny thing is, the evaluation of what constitutes a satisfying bokeh, allthough in many cases agreed by consensus ( such as the czj 180 sonnar or the 120 czj biometar, to have good bokeh), is nevertheless a very subjective and personal interpretation.IMHO, those aforementioned lenses from former east germany aswell as some of the offsprings from ucranian factories using the same optical formulas ussually render some outstanding bokeh even in wide angle focal lengths.