Hi Lee and others:
Here are normal lens tests from Modern Photography, published from 1984 on.
The first lacks a date. I need someone to say when the OM-G test was in the
magazine to be able to fill it in.
Gary Reese
Las Vegas, NV
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50/1.8 MC (MP ?/??): 51.87/1.86, <1% Barrel, 0.5 stops at f/5.6
(the modern 6 element in 4 group design)
1.8 2.8 4 5.6 8 11 16
Resolution (lines/mm) at 1:50x
Center: Gd 50 Gd 50 Gd 56 VG 63 Ex 71 Ex 63 VG 56
Corner: Ex 40 Ex 45 VG 50 Ex 63 Ex 63 Ex 63 Ex 50
Contrast (%) at 30 lines /mm
Center: Hi 48 Hi 60 Hi 67 Hi 60 Med 57 Hi 54 Hi 50
Corner: Low 24 Hi 39 Hi 56 Hi 62 Hi 63 Hi 60 Hi 56
This test accompanied the OM-G camera test, but I don't have the date of the
article on the xerox.
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50/1.4 MC (MP 6/87): 50.94/1.45, 0.9% Barrel, 0.9 stops at f/5.6
1.4 2 2.8 4 5.6 8 11 16
Resolution (lines/mm) at 1:49x
Center: VG 55 VG 62 Gd 62 VG 69 VG 69 VG 69 VG 62 VG 62
Corner: Ex 49 Ex 55 VG 55 Ex 62 Ex 62 Ex 62 Ex 55 Ex 55
Contrast (%) at 30 lines/mm
Center: Med 41 Med 45 Med 47 Med 56 Hi 59 Med 57 Hi 55 Med 48
Corner: Med 30 Med 35 Med 40 Hi 45 Hi 48 Med 42 Hi 41 Med 33
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50/1.4 MC (MP 5/84): 50.94/1.44, 1.35% Barrel, 1.0 stops at f/5.6
1.4 2 2.8 4 5.6 8 11 16
Resolution (lines/mm) at 1:49x
Center: Gd 49 Gd 55 Gd 62 Gd 62 Gd 63 Gd 62 Gd 55 Gd 55
Corner: Ex 44 Ex 46 Gd 49 VG 55 Ex 62 Ex 62 Ex 55 VG 49
Contrast (%) at 30 lines/mm
Center: Low 32 Low 36 Low 43 Med 46 Med 55 Hi 60 Hi 51 Med 48
Corner: Med 30 Med 31 Med 36 Med 42 Hi 45 Hi 50 Hi 46 Hi 41
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