----- Original Message -----
From: "fischerchristian" <fischerchristian@xxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, 20 December, 2002 04:43 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Portrait lens
How can a zoom lens be sharper than fix focal lens ?
Happy Christmas time for all.
Christian
Le ven, 20 déc 2002, vous avez écrit :
> Or you could get a Tamron 80-200/2.8. It's actually sharper than
> either the 100/2.8 or the 85/2, and you can zoom it to either
> focal length, or anywhere in between, or shorter, or longer.
Would anyone be prepared to put up their two bits and show conclusively that
the Tamron zoom is sharper than an 85/2 and under what conditions? My MC
85/2 is a stunning performer but to have an off brand zoom outperfom it
would be a real eye opener.
jh
>
> Oh, and by the way, it has a nine-blade diaphragm. Must be
> another bokeh thing. :-)
>
> Happy holidays.
>
> Walt
> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: Andrew Gullen <andrew.gullen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2002 13:52:06 -0500
>
> >Christian -
> >
> >My two cents worth: my 100/2.8 is amazingly sharp, with
> beautiful contrast
> >and clarity. I haven't tried the 85/2, but it's hard for me to
> believe it
> >could be better.
> > - The 85/2 has the advantage of 8 blades vs 6 for the 100/2.8,
> > so it will do soft backgrounds better.
> > - The 100/2.8 will have slightly flatter perspective, which is
> often
> > more flattering (esp. if the subject has a big nose).
> >
> >Regards,
> >Andrew Gullen
> >
> >> Re: [OM] Portrait lens
> >> I think I will wait to "catch" a 85/2 following your advices.
> >
> >
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