Mike Kobal http://www.mikekobal.com PHOTOGRAPHY Fri, 05 May 2017 19:56:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.41 A closer look at bokeh-licous short tele lenses that will help you get over the Otus blues http://www.mikekobal.com/a-closer-look-at-bokeh-licous-short-tele-lenses-that-will-help-you-get-over-the-otus-blues/ http://www.mikekobal.com/a-closer-look-at-bokeh-licous-short-tele-lenses-that-will-help-you-get-over-the-otus-blues/#comments Sat, 04 Oct 2014 17:21:43 +0000 http://www.mikekobal.com/?p=11871 Sony A7r with the Takumar mk2 135mm f2.5 Don’t despair my friends, you have a few options left to create great images without remortgaging your home more after the break, left to right: Takumar 135mm f2.5 vers2, Takumar 135mm f2.5 (4 elements only) Nikkor E 100mm Of course we all…

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