Strange indeed, and when you look at the 50f1.2 which becomes a 100f4,
against the 55f1.2 which becomes a 110f2.8 there are odd things in this
listing. The 1OOf2 becomes a 200f2.8 for example, so there are nice
possibilities!
We'll just have to wait and see for some examples...
Iwert.
on 20-01-2004 20:15, Skip Williams at om2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> Most interesting in the hyperlinked chart is the statement that none of the
> F/2.0 or faster lenses (except the 180/2 & 250/2) allows a maximum aperture of
> more than f/2.8. So you're 50/1.2 becomes a 100/2.8.
>
> So much for using the Zuiko primes as fast telephotos. And most of the
> wide-angle lenses lose 1 or 2 stops. Why? I guess that by only using the
> center 1/2 of the light cone, most lenses are hamstrung by not using parallel
> light rays?
>
> Skip
>
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