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[OM] Re: OM 180/2.8 bokeh praised at RFF

Subject: [OM] Re: OM 180/2.8 bokeh praised at RFF
From: Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2007 13:02:30 -0800
Paul Martinez wrote:
> Soaring prices of Zuiko lenses usually has to do with their use for digital.
> I tried a Zuiko 180/2.8 on my Kodak SLR/c and was sorely let down by it's
> heavy purple fringing around high contrast areas. So much that it wasn't
> worthwile for me to consider for my landscape/nature work. Doesn't seem to
> be an issue with film though. For digital, I found the Tamron SP 180/2.5 to
> be much better. I even had a Soligor 200/2.8 that had similar/sharpness and
> bokeh to the Zuiko, but much less chromatic abberations when used for
> digital.
>   
The CA issue with the 180/2.8 has been documented since long before 
digital sensors.

Moose

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