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Subject: R: [OM] Soft Lens
From: "Marco Tomat" <tom@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 10 Apr 1999 17:57:07 +0200
The DF lenses allow a control of the DOF behind and after the subject. 
Something a bit more complicated than a diffusion ring. BTW with the DF
control OFF they are among the sharpest Nikon lenses.

marco

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>Da: Gary Schloss <schloss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>A: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Oggetto: Re: [OM] Soft Lens
>Data: Gio, 8 apr 1999 4:43
>

> AFAIK, in the past both Minolta and Pentax also had 85mm "soft focus"
> lenses -- in manual focus only.  Nikon still offers two DC (Defocus
> Control) lenses: 105/f2 and 135/f2, both in AF.  Several MF equipment
> makers also offer soft focus portrait lenses.  To my knowledge, all
> of the above are able to _gradually_ change the amount of "softness"
> in the pict., but I'm not sure how this feature is implemented inside
> the lens.

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