Part of it with my 85mm shot was the background was blotchy grass, but yours
do look a lot nicer. I'd like to get a silvernose 85 to try but they always
seem to go over $300 on ebay and I can't afford it.
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On 12/2/08 4:57 PM, "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Yes, much, much better. Maybe the problem was that specific background.
> I've never noticed poor bokeh from my 85/2 but it's an older silver
> nose. These are done with my 85/2
> <http://www.chucknorcutt.com/amelia/index.htm>
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
> Chris Crawford wrote:
>> Yeah, the bokeh sucks, and surprisingly, the lens is a Zuiko 85mm f2. I
>> bought the lens in Santa Fe because I got it for $50 and it looks nice, near
>> perfect condition. It is a newer black-nose MC lens. I've always wanted to
>> try the older silvernose version for comparison, since the optical formula
>> changed on it over the years. I have an AF-Nikkor 85mm f1.8 that has much
>> smoother bokeh, surprisingly, since my experience has generally been that
>> Nikon lenses have harsh bokeh. I also have the Minolta 85mm f1.7 that I
>> posted about a few weeks ago, but I haven't had time to try it yet :(
>>
>> For Olympus, I prefer my blacknose 100mm f2.8 for portraits, it has smoother
>> bokeh. This was shot with the 100/2.8
>>
>> http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com/fine_art/portfolio/mack/photopages/mack-sm
>> iling.htm
>>
>>
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