Re: Bokeh and Other Lens Considerations

[Greg Erker <erker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>Some point-and-shoot combined shutter/aperture mechanisms are pretty
>decent.  I
>have a Ricoh GR1 which uses a shutter/aperture with seven blades (see "The
>Essential GR1 page":  http://home1.pacific.net.sg/~kennetht/GR1specs.html  ).

  That will certainly work vastly better than a
two bladed (diamond shaped) shutter/aperture.

>The Konica website unfortunately gives no specs on the hexar beyond aperture
>range 2.0 to 22 and an "electromagnetic step-motor shutter" 1/250 - 30 sec.,
>but even if these mechanisms are combined, the aperture could still be
>reasonably circular.

  Maybe George can tell us when he returns
from Greece.

Greg