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Re: [OM] Zuiko 100 F2 does flowers

Subject: Re: [OM] Zuiko 100 F2 does flowers
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2011 23:01:43 -0400
Me thinks your "Insanely in focus" comment is too much influenced by the 
soft out-of-focus areas in the background.  It's relative insanity and 
not absolute.

Chuck Norcutt


On 8/21/2011 10:37 PM, Ken Norton wrote:
> http://zone-10.com/cmsm/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=628&Itemid=1
>
> Very interesting. When something hits the plane of focus, it is REALLY
> in focus. Insanely in focus. I can tell that the lens is highly
> corrected and when focused this close, there are some fascinating
> artifacts in the out-of-focus highlights within the 75% to 150% of
> focus distance. Focused at the minimum distance, the 100/2 is sharper
> than the 100/2.8, but I prefer the 2.8 in this range because of those
> artifacts. At more normal distances, or when out-of-focus sparkles
> aren't present, the 100/2 smokes the 2.8.
>
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