OMG - Just "found" an OMZ 28/2.8 perched on Elvis, my cobra skinned OM-1 MD. What to do, what to do... [?] On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 9:48 AM, Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > According to Gary Reese's lens tests (using aperture pre-fire) you'd be > > very hard pressed to tell them apart from f/4-f/11. > > I've done some characeristics testing of the 50/1.4 (last versions) > with the 50/1.8 (last and early versions). When it comes to sharpness, > they really are comparable. In the middle apertures, I would probably > give a very very slight nod to the 50/1.8 version because it has more > of that thick plane-of-focus thing going on that we see with modern > zooms. It's not that it's really any sharper, but it has the > appearance of being sharper. > > Bokeh and abberations are another story, though. While the 50/1.8 is > very stout, the 50/1.4 is just a little bit better. Or maybe I should > say that when it comes to these characteristics, I like the 50/1.4 > just a little bit better. > > Both lenses (last formula) are very good. It's not that either one is > a dog. Had I not had the 50/1.4s to compare to, I probably would have > been perfectly pleased with the 50/1.8 and lived comfortably in my > ignorance. > > Since Rick brought up the 35/2.8, I've got to do my bi-monthly mention > that the Zuiko 35/2.8 remains my all-time favorite OM lens. When > shooting B&W film of people at some gathering, this lens simply is the > best I've ever used. It, and the 100/2.8 are my "dying grasp" lenses. > Honestly, I haven't used it as much on the Four-Thirds system as I > like as it gives me a 70mm equiv focal length which is about the most > incomprehensably aweful focal length ever created. > > But I do sense a challenge coming on. :) > > AG > > -- > Ken Norton > ken@xxxxxxxxxxx > http://www.zone-10.com > -- > _________________________________________________________________ > Options: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/listinfo/olympus > Archives: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/private/olympus/ > Themed Olympus Photo Exhibition: http://www.tope.nl/ > >
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