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Re: [OM] 50/1.4

Subject: Re: [OM] 50/1.4
From: Joel Wilcox <jfwilcox@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2010 22:25:58 -0500
On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 7:56 AM, Nicholas Herndon <nherndon@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Ken, nice article, and let's see the picture!
> Incidentally, the second Zuiko I ever purchased was a well worn late
> copy of the OMZ 50/1.4 from KEH for $60...best $60 I ever spent.  That
> lens gives good subject isolation even at middle distances, without
> sacrificing sharpness at all.  And it's small--about the same size as
> my 28/2 and 85/2, and with those two makes a great 3 lens lineup.  The
> 50/1.4 is my go-to lens for going out at night.
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/pooroldpunch/3196301510/in/set-72157614018844592/
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/pooroldpunch/3196306068/in/set-72157614018844592/
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/pooroldpunch/4323843713/in/set-72157614018844592/

Excellent, Nicholas.  I like those very much.

In another post you indicated that you don't like the bokeh rendering
of the 85/2.  I was surprised by that because I like it a lot.  Do you
have the older or new version of that lens?

Joel W.
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