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[OM] 50/3.5 Macro for portraits?!?

Subject: [OM] 50/3.5 Macro for portraits?!?
From: Olaf Greve <Ogreve@xxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1999 10:38:02 +0100
Hi,

> Anybody else here use the 50/3.5 macro primarily as a portrait lens?  I've
> been getting great results, sometimes very, very close.

Well, if you're taking insect portraits it may not be a bad choice, but for
people the 50/3.5 would be about the last lens I would choose for those
purposes (apart from my wide angles). Why?
1-I don't like to take portraits with the 50mm focal length (just a personal
preference);
2-The 50/3.5 reportedly has terrible bokeh -> a real portrait killer...

> Finally received the Tamron SP 90

Sounds like a much better focal length for portraits (although I haven't
used the actual Tamroon lens you mention, so no idea how well it performs at
taking portraits).

Cheers!
Olafo

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