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Re: [OM] Just how good is the 21mm f2?

Subject: Re: [OM] Just how good is the 21mm f2?
From: Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2013 21:18:22 -0700
On 6/25/2013 7:42 AM, Ken Norton wrote:
>> If the images don't look right, is it, in fact, 'awesome', other than in 
>> price?
> It's a case of picking your poison. You can have a lens which is so
> well corrected that it is perfectly flat-fielded, but the bokeh makes
> you hurl. Or a lens which has perfect bokeh, but you've got a 10%
> focusing error between center and corner.

Like the Z. 21/3.5 close-up, where it has lots of field curvature.

> What I personally dislike about this particular lens is that it is
> nearly technically perfect, but lacks the ability to maintain a
> natural "transparant" look in all uses. I account this to the
> aspherical elements. Aspherical elements are good in many ways and
> uses, but not in ALL ways and uses. When you get OOF highlights
> folding in on themselves, that's not good.

Lots of words, but I think it all boils down to "Not awesome, overall, for 
actual use."

Involuted Bokeh Moose

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