Much has been said about the benefits of the 100/2 lens in comparison with a
90/2 lens. What about comparison between an 85/2 and the 90/2?
With just 5 mm difference in focal length, what else could be the
difference?
Regards
Titoy
----- Original Message -----
From: Scott Gomez <scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2001 10:01 AM
Subject: RE: [OM] 100/2 vs 90/2
> Roger,
>
> I'm not sure I qualify as an "experienced amateur", and I certainly don't
> qualify as a "pro". However, my experiences so far match much of what
you've
> said. While one can look long and hard and spend lots of money trying for
> the "perfect lens", for the most part it seems that only a very small
group
> of people can tell the difference in the results. The photographer behind
> the lens has far more influence on the photograph, IMHO.
>
> All that said, it is good to know about the really *bad* lenses out there.
I
> think that's been far more useful (at least to me) than hair-splitting
about
> the relative goodness of a stable of very good lenses.
>
> Can the difference between two good lenses from the same manufacturer make
a
> huge difference? I expect so. I also expect that the situations in which
> they (noticeably, to a general audience) do are pretty few and far
between.
>
> ---
> Scott Gomez
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robinsnes@xxxxxxx [mailto:Robinsnes@xxxxxxx]
> Subject: Re: [OM] 100/2 vs 90/2
>
> <lots of good stuff, reduced to snippage>
>
> IMHO, stop trying to pick the perfect lens, it doesn't exist. Get to know
> what you have...shoot...shoot...shoot. The lens you will prefer, is the
lens
>
> that is nearest and hand.
> When I was a young photographer...many years ago, I thought there was
magic
> to the lens I was using. Now I know...the magic is me and how I use it to
> see. I choose the longer focal lengths for more compression...the shorter
> for
> less.
> Now what do the other pros and experienced amateurs have to say?
> Roger
>
> Roger Skully
> robinsnestphotography.com
>
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