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Re: [OM] Lens sharpness

Subject: Re: [OM] Lens sharpness
From: "Olympus" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2001 02:43:03 -0800
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I started this email out, but then ran to get my OM lens, so I can be
accurate on the information:

Zuiko 28mm/f2.8 MC (which I assume means Multi-Coated) #171022

I bought it from Samy's.  What don't I like about the pictures it takes??
First off, the contrast is bad.  Over saturation (bleeding) of colors into
each other.  Second, it's a bit soft.  I take a picture with my 50mm, and
that thing is razor sharp.  My 28mm is soft at best, really soft generally..
But it's the annoying bleeding of colors that really bothers me...

As far as my Tokina...  Now that I flip through my pics...  The Tokina is
sharp!  The only time it's not, is in the use of Macro shots, but I've
noticed that they are sharp as well.  Only when I stick on the 1:1 macro
adapter, does the image get crappy..  So it's not the main lens, it's the
adapter that sucks.  OK, mental note, forget the adapter.

I really love my OM.  I do.  So when you hear complaints, it's not because
of the lack of love, it's the fact that I'm a bit nit-picky.  I have to
admit, on my roughly 35th roll on my OM equipment, and the shots are just
stunning, some of them.  So it's not the equipment.  And I see sh*tty shots
with top of the line Nikon and Canon equipment all the time, so it's not the
equipment.  My friend's dad is a famous photographer, he still uses his old
stuff, he likes it better, and his award winning photos say that the old
stuff is still good stuff...

What I always tease my friend about is, if a burgler breaks into my house
(well, being a gun owner, I'd shoot his ass) but that aside, I can always
beat him over the head with my Om-1n.  The thing is a brick!!  The local
camera repair guy that Chris introduced me to, he says that he gets new
camera's in all the time, but like the OM's, he generally gets them in for
cleaning and battery conversion, and repainting the doors etc..  He said
these things are tanks and should last a lifetime.

You are right, I can tell REALLY crappy lenses, like no-name brand ones,
(generally heavy on the flare) vs. high end stuff, (Contax) I saw a side by
side, same settings, different lenses...  But for the most part, I can't
tell one camera+lens combo from another.  I can tell the difference between
a medium format vs. 35mm when 8x10 or larger, but that's not really fair...

So I do love my OM gear, but I am still not happy with my 28mm.

Albert



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