That is very common with telephoto zooms, just because it has a lot of reach doesn't actually mean it has a lot of range. Now, if you think of a common super-zoom lens like a 18-200mm lens, that has over 10x zoom. Actually, your sample photo is a pretty good example of what would commonly be considered poor bokeh.…
Looking at this, the sensor looks fairly small, which was something I was worried about when the first examples came out months ago. The DOF even at its narrowest seems to be pretty wide, which is probably fine for the target demographic, but it means that a DSLR is still going to provide significantly better IQ/narrower…
Also, 8x optical zoom? That sounds like a lot. My 70-300mm lense is only 4.3x magnification, something seems a little wrong here? I find myself agreeing with this. It kind of bugs me a little. However, I wonder if they'll be able to truly replicate the Bokeh effect. It just looks like a gaussian blur, to me. I want to see…