Alright, I might be exaggerating. I recently replaced my 50/1.4 (>1.1m
serial) - which I donated to my younger brother - with a *new*,
manufactured in 2002, OM Zuiko 50mm f/1.2. I am seriously wowed by
this lens, and its character. It is so incredibly compact (not much
larger than a 50/1.4). You can see this was "top of the line",
reputation-building stuff. Again, wow.
I'm not trawling for a Moose full bokeh analysis, I just want to share
with you guys some recent images showing what this lens can do:
Skyward Pots
http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/100/1/8/skyward_pots_by_philosomatographer-d4vppky.jpg
Receding Tables
http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/100/0/7/receding_tables_by_philosomatographer-d4vpnqt.jpg
Neighborgoods Market Alley
http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/100/a/c/neighborgoods_market_alley_by_philosomatographer-d4vppa0.jpg
What's keeping her?
http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/100/4/f/what__s_keeping_her__by_philosomatographer-d4vpek4.jpg
Lord of fake mice
http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/100/a/6/lord_of_fake_mice_by_philosomatographer-d4vpmz0.jpg
The off-axis aberrations even at f/1.2 are kept seriously under
control for the purposes of making nice analogue prints (no digital
pixel-peeping here). This is one *very* good lens. As good as Canon's
50mm f/1.2L? No (I should hope not). But close. And so much smaller
and nicer-feeling.
Ah, as a bonus, during the same outing that I made most of the
pictures above, I could not resist this charismatic scene:
http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/100/f/0/peddling_goods_by_philosomatographer-d4vpest.jpg
(taken at 21mm)
regards,
Dawid Loubser
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