Its beauty is its all around versatility. The 3.5 is very good at a
couple of stops and slow. The performance of the F2 is more uniform at
different stops and is fast enough to be an all purpose lens.
Winsor
Long Beach, California, USA
On Feb 21, 2005, at 6:58 PM, Gene Wilburn wrote:
> Another 'newbie' question. Is this lens as good as it's cracked up to
> be by Bill Johnston (Sunday Morning Photographer) or is that a bit of
> hype? It's terribly expensive for a 50mm. Does it do macro any
> seriously better than the 50mm f/3.5? As I settle back into my OM
> system I'm thinking longer term about what lenses I want to acquire
> and use and this one has always puzzled me ... a lens to keep on the
> radar or not?
>
> Gene
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