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>>125424 Unfortunately it will probably disappear. The bottom line is that it's cheaper and easier to make slow lenses, and the average buyer has never even heard of bokeh much less bases his lens buying decisions on it. It's easy to see in the trends already, lenses used to have to be f/2.8 or faster to be taken seriously by high end buyers but now lots of manufacturers are doing very well with f/3.5-f/5.6 zooms targeted at the higher end crowd. If you look at a lot of discussions regarding IS/VR, people seem to think it's a substitute for a fast maximum aperture. Add in ever improving ISO performance and the tendency of most people to buy whatever the camera companies and Ken Rockwell tell them is awesome, and the days of readily available fast lenses are numbered.
Besides, if you want to see some nice bokeh and narrow depth of field, try shooting 4x5. Nothing on digital or 35mm even comes close. Medium format is also a good step above 35mm/digital if that's what you're looking for. Pic related.
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