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Subject: Re: [OM] On free film...
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:57:10 -0500
Yes, much, much better.  Maybe the problem was that specific background. 
  I've never noticed poor bokeh from my 85/2 but it's an older silver 
nose.  These are done with my 85/2 
<http://www.chucknorcutt.com/amelia/index.htm>

Chuck Norcutt

Chris Crawford wrote:
> Yeah, the bokeh sucks, and surprisingly, the lens is a Zuiko 85mm f2. I
> bought the lens in Santa Fe because I got it for $50 and it looks nice, near
> perfect condition. It is a newer black-nose MC lens. I've always wanted to
> try the older silvernose version for comparison, since the optical formula
> changed on it over the years. I have an AF-Nikkor 85mm f1.8 that has much
> smoother bokeh, surprisingly, since my experience has generally been that
> Nikon lenses have harsh bokeh. I also have the Minolta 85mm f1.7 that I
> posted about a few weeks ago, but I haven't had time to try it yet :(
> 
> For Olympus, I prefer my blacknose 100mm f2.8 for portraits, it has smoother
> bokeh. This was shot with the 100/2.8
> 
> http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com/fine_art/portfolio/mack/photopages/mack-sm
> iling.htm
> 
> 
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