Sometimes a little longer focal length is good when doing head shots. One
time I was photographing a horse's face and the damn thing licked the lens.
What a mess. I don't recall any people doing that to me though. /jnm
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Mark Dapoz
> Sent: Monday, January 15, 2001 12:07 PM
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [OM] Zuiko 50/1.2 and 55/1.2 Lenses
>
>
> On Mon, 15 Jan 2001, Lex Jenkins wrote:
>
> > Maybe it's the bokeh, maybe it's the combination of wonderful subject
> > resolution combined with a soft background, maybe it's the
> quality of his
> > scans, or maybe it's just David's lovely models, but every time
> I visit his
> > website I tell myself I've gotta get that 50/1.2 some day.
>
> The 50/1.2 is also my favourite lens, I've shot many fine
> pictures with it,
> but I must admit that my people shots don't hold up very well compared to
> David's. There's a lot more to a great shot than just the equipment. I'm
> sure if David used an 85/2, the pictures would be just as stunnning.
> -mark
>
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