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Re: [OM] 85mm deliberate coma design what of the 90 macro

Subject: Re: [OM] 85mm deliberate coma design what of the 90 macro
From: Mark Kronquist <mak@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2022 16:53:27 -0700
all three. 85/90 macro and all flavors of 100 are among my favorite zuikos.  
never head of deliberate coma and it is not anywhere in my massive stack of oly 
literature 
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> On Sep 23, 2022, at 3:54 PM, Stephen Troy <sctroy60@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Regarding the 85/2 and 100/2 - if I remember my brother's comments
> correctly (he's a pro photographer), both are great lenses but you have to
> use the right one for the right purpose.  The 85/2 is indeed a stellar
> portrait lens, and a very good one.  The 100/2 is amazingly sharp and
> contrasty and makes a terrible portrait lens.  My brother said something
> along the lines of "the 100 is so sharp and contrasty that it will show
> every pore and wrinkle.  NOT a good portrait lens" but a great lens when
> you need sharpness and contrast.  For pleasing portraits, the 85 is the way
> to go.  Both were favorites of his.
> 
> Steve Troy
> 
>> On Fri, Sep 23, 2022 at 6:29 PM Wayne Shumaker <om3ti@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> Just looking at what OM lenses would be of interest now that sharpness is
>> no longer my end-all to creative photography.
>> 
>> WayneS
>> 
>> 
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