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Re: [OM] 90/2.0 vs 135/3.5 for distant landscape

Subject: Re: [OM] 90/2.0 vs 135/3.5 for distant landscape
From: Dawid Loubser <dawidl@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 09:45:38 +0200
Moose, you may be mis-interpreting why I asked the question: I have  
taken a couple
of hundred photographs with both lenses already, and am fairly well  
acquainted with
them by now. I just wanted to hear the expert group's informed pinion  
of the merits
of using both for distant subjects, because I have not had the chance  
to print/scan
most of my images. ONly after a while does one get a "feel" for what  
one's lenses do
in different situations, and I have not done many distant subject with  
the 90/2.0.

The opinion here seems that it is far superior to the 135/3.5, since  
the discussion
shifted to the 100/2.0.

I remain surprised about the comment of the 90/20 not being sharp at  
1:2 - 1:4, my
negatives prove otherwise to me. Have you used multiple copies of this  
lens? My testing
(though I could only view images by projection, not print or scan it  
yet) show it
to match or exceed the Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM (a lens which  
appears to rather
thrash Nikon's attempt at a 105mm Macro lens, and is exceedingly good  
in all respects),
multiple copies of which I am *very* acquainted with.

I am not even talking about using it wide open at 1:2, because  
honestly there is no
DOF at 90/2.0 at 1:2 magnification - nada. But at f/11 detail seems to  
pop like I have
never seen it before.

Of course, I will not claim to be more acquinted with this lens than  
you guys, myself
having only owned it for four months.

P.S. I would love a 200/5.0, but can't seem to find one!

P.P.S Moose, I like your shot of the fence / tree trunk. Can you  
remember the taking aperture?


On 25 Feb 2009, at 12:50 AM, Moose wrote:
<snip>
>
> Perhaps the longest for you. For me, it's the 200/5.
>
<snip>
>
> Sharpness, or modest, but annoying lack of same, at 1:4 to 1:2.


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