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Re: [OM] Bokeh & macro lenses as portrait lenses

Subject: Re: [OM] Bokeh & macro lenses as portrait lenses
From: "Tom Scales" <tscales@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 06:22:47 -0400
I think the 90/2 is a wonderful portrait lens --- partially because the
extra stop gives you more control over the bokeh.  I do challenge the
statement that the 90/2 is not as sharp as the Tokina.  At the same fstop, I
believe they are remarkably similar.

I like both lenses, but the 90/2's bokeh is so good that it was my keeper.

Tom

> My friend thinks that macro lenses i.e. 90mm macro lenses don't make as
> good of a portrait lens because the bokeh for more macro lenses are
> uglier.  I don't know where he gets this from, but I do think the bokeh
> from my 90mm f2.5 Tokina is not as nice as some of the shots I've seen
> from the OM 90mmf2.  The Tokina is clearly sharper, but the OM does have
> much nicer bokeh..
>
> I don't have a macro and non-macro of same or similar length, and so I'd
> love to hear one of you who does have similar length lenses; does a
> macro lens have uglier bokeh when used as a portrait lens?
>
> Albert
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