>>4045137The common theory, and I'm not claiming to agree or disagree, goes that ideal bokeh should be as unobtrusive as possible. In that theory, you want your bokeh to be as smooth, circular, and flat as you can possibly get. Anything that diverges from that is considered inferior.
In practice, I think it varies a lot. I certainly would not want the halos/donuts of the cheap mirror lenses from the film days. The Olympus 60mm f/2.8 macro still produces noticeable donuts, but not as dramatic. It bothers me a lot at 100% zoom, and much less but still a bit at typical viewing sizes.
>>4045149Hey, Anon. I like your photos. Keep up the good work.
>>4045081You only see the donuts under a narrow range of specific circumstances. Specifically, you need small, bright point sources of light against a dark background. Think like shooting through the foliage a strongly backlit tree.
I just happen to have a spot where I like to go photograph street musicians that, surely enough, is backed by hedges facing west. So, every afternoon and evening, I get strong highlight bokeh. It looks pleasing on most of my lenses. It's only the Olympus 60mm f/2.8 that unfortunately falls flat pretty hard here.
