For long tele, the bokeh quality is not that critical as in many cases the
background are blur enough to soften everything. It is more significant in
the shorter one, a few 50mm I have seen were not perform very well in bokeh
department, like the Zuiko 50/1.2, M*nolta 55/1.2 and Le*ca 50/1.0. The
Tok*na 28-70 SD I once own also had this problem.
On the other hand I won't call the 50-250 a small lens, the 75-150 is much
better for carrying (ok, it has shorter range). The 28-48 is a very nice
lens if you want to travel light. The combination of 28-48 and 75-150 gets a
very good coverage.
Regards,
C.H.Ling
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Keller" <jeff-keller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> My bokeh comment comes from what various people said after looking at
> C.H.Ling's test.
> http://www.accura.com.hk/OM/bokeh.htm
>
> Most of my photography uses hyperfocal focusing or at least I'm trying to
> get as much DOF as possible. I'm not sure I agree with the majority nor is
> bokeh often an issue for how I normally use it.
>
> I've never taken a photo with the 50-250/5 that I thought suffered because
> of the lens. If I carry a long telephoto; Zuiko 400/6.3, or Tamron 400/4,
> I
> almost always carry the Zuiko 50-250/5 in order to keep my bag light
> enough
> that I can carry it. If I'm not carrying a heavy lens I still often take
> it.
> Probably the only time I don't is if I want to have something faster or if
> I
> just want to try something different. I'm not sure I've ever used the
> 50-250
> at 50. I also usually carry a 35-xx zoom.
>
> I very much like the feel of the 50-250/5 ... for me it is a classic
> Zuiko:
> small, built in lens hood, a great solid feel to it. Although I'm hardly
> inconspicuous carrying around a tripod, I don't think people react to the
> 50-250 the way they do to a big lens pointed at them.
>
> For the wide end I love the shift lenses so I can't say anything about the
> 28-48 Zuiko.
>
> If I were trying to go light, I would probably carry a 24/2.8, a 35-70,
> and
> the 50-250. (a 24/2.8 was the first wide angle I owned)
>
> Best wishes,
>
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