Gary, I totally agree with you, that is just what I need for portrait,
very fine details and lower contrast. As you said it is also good for
sunny day where contrast are usually too high, especially with today's
one hour lab. It is my most favourable wide zoom, I have three! (but
just too much, got to sell one)
C.H.Ling
Gary Reese wrote:
>
> While it is my favorite 35-70mm zoom, one of the problems with the
> 35-70mm f/3.6 is low to moderate contrast images at ~50mm to 70mm. The
> corners have noticably lower contrast than the center. The old Modern
> Photography test (which we have put on the WWW) show that, too. It is
> the main reason reason I didn't get one when I was younger. But the
> resolution is quite high in this lens.
>
> I'd say the 3.6 is a good pick for high contrast subjects, because it
> would help reduce the contrast on film.
>
> Gary Reese
> Las Vegas, NV
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