A Dremel could expose a bit of silveriness (or at least brassiness) for
you...
On 19 August 2011 01:19, Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> The screaming and wailing sounds from the camera bag says it all. Poor guy
> never had a chance. There's a new sherriff in town.
>
> Except for F2.8 and maybe F4.0, where the apertures overlap, it's pretty
> much a dead heat, but at F2.8, the head honcho is the head honcho for a
> reason. And then at F2.0, it just gets better.
>
> Strangely, I'm not so sure that the bokeh is necessarily better. Different,
> yes, better? Depends on subject and background distances. It looks like
> there is a touch of harshness where the 2.8 is smooth, but much smoother
> where the 2.8 is harsh. Way too early to know for sure. But it's still a
> major "WOW" lens--especially wide-open.
>
> It's a testiment as to how good the 100/2.8 really is as it holds up pretty
> well against the 100/2. I've lived in ignorant bliss for 25 years and have
> a
> VERY heavy file-cabinet chuck full of slides and negatives to prove that
> it's a great lens. But the 100/2 doesn't whisper "awesome" it strolls into
> the room with that John Wayne swagger letting you know that there is no
> question who is in charge.
>
> "Hi, my name is John, and this OM-3Ti now belongs to me."
>
> What does surprise me is how well balanced and comfortable the lens is.
> It's
> much larger and heavier than the 2.8, but is still tiny in comparison to
> anything made today. I put it on the digibricks and it not only looked at
> home, but looked just like it was made for them. However, when put on the
> OM-3Ti or OM-4T (don't get me started on that direction), it looks the biz.
>
> If it could be faulted for anything (yeah right), it's that it isn't
> silvernosed. But I'm getting over it in a hurry.
>
> AG-less Schnozz
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