At 04:25 2/8/02, Larry wrote:
Also, the 50 f1.4 is about $75, and the 50 f1.2 is well over $200.
Generally too
big a price difference for the aperture difference.
Larry
If lens speed is the *only* criteria you have a valid point.
However, super-speed isn't the only "desirable" aspect of this lens. Out
of five 50mm Zuiko's, three of which are 50/1.4 MC's covering all the
serial number segments, the 50/1.2 has proven to be the highest resolving
and contrastiest across its entire range compared to the 50/1.4 MC's. It
is noticeably so compared to the older 50/1.8 F.Zuiko I used to own. One
must project slides from slow film containing high detail levels onto large
screens to differentiate them (using a high MTF projector lens). I don't
think of its price as having been *only* to gain a half f-stop, but to gain
a number of other desirable characteristics that allow high definition
large prints.
-- John
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