Tris,
The discussion was originally centered around the Zuiko 50/2.0 Macro, not
the 50/1.2 high-speed lens.
But your comments are right-on regarding the 50/1.2. I sold mine because I
couldn't get it to focus right wide open at <2 meters where I wanted to do
portraits. I really don't think it was me, as almost a whole roll of
pictures were the 2-3" out of focus.
Skip
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From: Tris Schuler <tristanjohn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: Re: [OM] 50mm 2.0 macro lens
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2001 11:01:57 -0700
Well, the Zuiko 50mm f1.2 has several issues one must contend with. First,
used wide open its critical focus is well-nigh impossible to determine in
practical use (by that I mean on the job, assuming a moment to compose and
focus before squeezing off a frame). Of course one needn't shoot wide open
necessarily, and it's true that as you stop down the DOF offers relief.
Assuming sufficient time to achieve proper focus the result is stunning.
Second, the space between the focus and aperture rings is small and
difficult to negotiate for anyone but a child--or that guy in Stephen
King's novel Thinner, and at that only toward the end of the book. The f1.4
is somewhat easier to use in both regards, the f1.8 easier still and for
most applications this latter offering from Zuiko is just as good a lens as
its larger, more expensive siblings. All three represent build quality and
performance unsurpassed by anything available no matter the price.
Don't let the street price of the Zuiko 50/8 fool you. That's one
world-class lens!
I've only owned the 50mm f3.5 macro a short while and have yet to take a
picture with it. I have it in my bag, though, and plan to do a few studies
with it over the next month, both with macro photography in mind and as a
walk-around tool. The Proof's always in the pudding, but assuming
everything's in order inside this lens then I would be very much surprised
if it captured anything other than superb images. An old (and happy) Zuiko
story.
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