Fellow Zuiks,
This is a little project I set out to do yesterday: I went to Balboa Park to
the Botanical Garden armed with my OM-2, 85/2 and 50/3.5. I shot some
florals in this manner - First with the 50/3.5 and noted the aperture as I
had the OM-2 in Auto mode. Then I mounted the 85/2, set the same aperture
and attempted to frame the second shot as close to the first as possible. As
you know I had to move back to frame with the 85/2.
The results are by no means scientific, but I think they are interesting
anyway. The 50/3.5 exhibited slightly better contrast and color saturation
in all of the shots (12 with each lens). The 85/2 has the smoother bokeh as
one would expect. I deliberately shot with some light points in the
background to see what effect would be shown in bokeh in the same scene.
The photos were made on Portra 160 NC. I have also proven to myself that VC
is a much better emulsion for this purpose. They were hand held and exposed
at 125 sec or faster with varying apertures. Below is a link to one of the
sets. The top photo was taken with the 50/3.5 and the bottom with the 85/2.
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=1032782&a=13558255&p=53576076
Just a fun project with some fun equipment.
Dave Dougherty
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