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Re: [OM] Seriously, who needs a Noctilux?

Subject: Re: [OM] Seriously, who needs a Noctilux?
From: Mark Kronquist <mak@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2012 21:54:40 -0700
Ar they free? I'll take 50 thanks
On Apr 9, 2012, at 9:53 PM, Moose wrote:

> "Not I, said the big brown Moose", seriously.
> 
> On 4/9/2012 2:50 PM, Dawid Loubser wrote:
>> 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,
> 
> OK.
> 
>> 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
> 
> Nice subject and composition, slightly less wonderful than it might be for 
> reasons I'm sworn not to mention.
> 
>> Receding Tables
>> http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/100/0/7/receding_tables_by_philosomatographer-d4vpnqt.jpg
> 
> Being a poor judge of character, in lenses, at least, I just don't see what's 
> special that the lens has done for this 
> subject. I'll put it down to the scan and web display, so I won't feel too 
> bad. ;-)
> 
>> Neighborgoods Market Alley
>> http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/100/a/c/neighborgoods_market_alley_by_philosomatographer-d4vppa0.jpg
> 
> Is that guy carrying a film camera!? Something odd going on around his head 
> and arm.
> 
>> What's keeping her?
>> http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/100/4/f/what__s_keeping_her__by_philosomatographer-d4vpek4.jpg
> 
> Again, my selective vision sees nothing special contributed by the lens. It 
> wows you, so ignore the barbarian!
> 
>> Lord of fake mice
>> http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/100/a/6/lord_of_fake_mice_by_philosomatographer-d4vpmz0.jpg
> 
> Quite wonderful.
> 
>> ...
>> 
>> 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)
> 
> Sheesh*, what a barbarian I must be. I want to see all the color. :-)
> 
> T. Hun Moose
> 
> * The spell checker suggested "Hasheesh" :-)
> 
> -- 
> What if the Hokey Pokey *IS* what it's all about?
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