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Sony A7R IV
Sigma FE 35mm f/1.4 DG DN Art

Examples: Bokeh Behavior

These examples were mostly shot handheld with IBIS, focusing on rendering style and bokeh.

Includes images up to full camera resolution.

Flower medley

F/1.4 delivers a soft somewhat hazy effect which might be desirable for some situations. F/2 pops up micro contrast considerably. With mixed colors like this against a green background, negative secondary color effects are not a concern.

With this level of background defocus, magenta/green color bokeh largely blurs away, leaving a relatively clean image.

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Aperture series 1.4,2 available in full article
f1.4 @ 1/320 sec handheld IBIS=on EFC shutter, ISO 100; 2021-06-24 19:48:03
Sony A7R IV + Sigma FE 35mm f/1.4 DG DN Art
RAW: LACA corrected, +20 Whites, +15 Clarity

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