Such broad generalisations are often wrong.
It is wrong in the case of the Zuiko 90/2 which has exceptional bokeh.
I personally believe bokeh has more to do with the number of aperture
blades than whether a lens is optimized for close focus or not.
All the Zuikos with nine aperture blades have reputations for
exceptional bokeh (90/2, 100/2, 180/2, 250/2, 350/2.8)
The Zuiko 80/4 macro has six aperture blades and does not have as
nice a bokeh, IMO, as the 90/2
Giles
My friend thinks that macro lenses i.e. 90mm macro lenses don't make
as good of a portrait lens because the bokeh for more macro lenses
are uglier. I don't know where he gets this from, but I do think
the bokeh from my 90mm f2.5 Tokina is not as nice as some of the
shots I've seen from the OM 90mmf2. The Tokina is clearly sharper,
but the OM does have much nicer bokeh..
I don't have a macro and non-macro of same or similar length, and so
I'd love to hear one of you who does have similar length lenses;
does a macro lens have uglier bokeh when used as a portrait lens?
Albert
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