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Re: [OM] Zukio Basics: (Was Cosina OM2000)

Subject: Re: [OM] Zukio Basics: (Was Cosina OM2000)
From: *- DORIS FANG -* <sfsttj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 08:44:47 -0500 (EST)

On Tue, 16 Nov 1999 PCACala@xxxxxxx wrote:

>> Jim M. writes:
> << It's funny but I heard comments that were just the opposite. The 50mm 
>> f/1.4 was sharper than the 50mm f/1.8. ....very interesting. Either
>>there is 
> 
> Heard where? All depends which version of a 50mm f/1.4 is being compared to 
> which version of a 50mm f/1.8, as well as what aperture the comparison(s) is 
> being made at.> Gary Reese

   Plus what most people perceive as sharpness is really contrast, which
explains why a sharp lens can appear "soft", and and an unsharp one
"crisp". The key is to use lenses with characteristics that work
with the sort of imagery you're making. 

                                        *= Doris Fang =*


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