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Re: [OM] One more lens to look for

Subject: Re: [OM] One more lens to look for
From: Vick Ko <vick.ko@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2013 10:44:49 -0400
Good information, thank you Ken

Vick

On 16/07/2013 10:41 AM, Ken Norton wrote:
>> Web lore puts the 50/1.2 as a bit soft, and exceeded in all ways by a
>> late (1 million +), haze free OM 50/1.4.
>> Is that so?
> Not quite. At same F-stops, they are pretty much the same--just maybe
> the 1.4 has a tiny edge in some scenarios, but the 1.8 hangs right in
> there too. "A bit soft" just means that it isn't as brutally sharp as
> some.
>
> The 1.2 has a distinctly different look to the images, though. It has
> some of that "wrap-around 3D" look that the 35/2, 35-80/2.8, 90/2 and
> 100/2 have. I think JDubs has pretty much glued his 50/1.2 to an
> EOS-5D.
>
> I have a couple of the latest/greatest 50/1.4 lenses, as well as the
> 50/1.8 lenses. When comparing sharpness and overall functionality, the
> 1.8 is just as good and essentially indestinguishable. However, how
> the lenses handle OOF highlights and bokeh is just different enough to
> swing the choice one way or the other. Honestly, if I'm looking for
> image honesty, I'll take the honest 50/1.8. Personally, I prefer a bit
> of personality in my photographs, so I'll grab the 50/1.4 which has
> gobs of personality.  I'll stop here.
>
>
> --
> Ken Norton
> ken@xxxxxxxxxxx
> http://www.zone-10.com

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