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Re: [OM] lens character

Subject: Re: [OM] lens character
From: Philippe <photo.philippe.amard@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2019 18:37:13 +0100
I have that lens, and it is probably the last one I’d part with.

Now, sometimes, the question is, would I prefer faster AF and get the shot, or 
slow AF or even snailish  manual focusing and get nothing worth keeping but a 
wonderful bokeh ;-)


Amities

Philippe



> Le 5 févr. 2019 à 16:05, Wayne Shumaker <om3ti@xxxxxxxx> a écrit :
> 
> We all talk about lens character and "magic". Not knowing all the tradeoffs 
> that go into lens design I found this article interesting. Particularly the 
> implication that getting faster autofocus changes the type of optics used and 
> the "character" of the lens. Probably why many manual focus lenses have 
> character.
> 
> https://www.fujirumors.com/the-magic-of-the-fujinon-xf-35mm-f-1-4-explained-and-why-fujifilm-should-not-make-an-xf-35mm-f-1-4-mk-ii/
> 
> However I don't know if there is a "magic" chart comparable to an MTF graph.
> 
> WayneS
> 
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