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Re: [OM] Macro lens for portraits?

Subject: Re: [OM] Macro lens for portraits?
From: Andrew Gullen <andrew.gullen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2003 06:12:29 -0500
> Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 23:11:12 -0500
> From: Skip Williams <om@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> The only reason that you wouldn't use a macro lens for portraits is that many
> of them, especially the 90-100mm lenses, are startingly sharp and potentially
> unflattering for portraits.
> 
> You could put a Zeiss Softar on one of these if you want to soften the
> highlights, or some panty hose across an empty filter.

Or shoot at 1/2 second. :-)

More seriously, I'm going to try the following experiment. Bearing in mind
someone's words about this (Walt?) I'm going to put an old Soligor 2X on my
50/1.4, and hope for only softness and not serious chromatic aberrations.

Andrew


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