Praktica PLC3 defocused background portrait

Just to demonstrate the background blur that is possible when using a fast lens on a Praktica PLC3.

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sylwester · 2012-12-31 09:33
I like bokeh. Nice.
adash · 2012-12-31 09:35
@sylwester Thanks!
thejomi · 2013-01-03 21:46
what do you exactly mean with "using a fast lens"?
adash · 2013-01-03 21:59
@thejomi 50mm F/1.8
alexes · 2013-01-03 23:32
did you use a carl zeiss lens?
adash · 2013-01-04 06:12
@alexes No, Pentacon MC Electric, as seen here:
www.lomography.es/magazine/reviews/2013/01/02/praktica-plc3…
I can send you the full res. scan if you want it.
mimed · 2013-01-04 09:39
good job
alexes · 2013-01-04 12:18
thank you @adash for this information. 3 days ago i bought THIS camera on ebay with the same lens ;) but pentacon and praktica comes from carl zeiss. i think i ll have fun with the PLC3 :)
adash · 2013-01-04 22:02
@alexes I am not sure. I think East German Zeiss was in Jena, while Pentacon was in Dresden....
You will have lots of fun with the PLC3, of course!
alexes · 2013-01-04 22:35
yeah, that history isn t easy to understand... :(
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Zeiss_(Unternehmen) in german