On Wed, 18 Feb 1998, Kennedy wrote:
> You don't actually need a bright light source in your image to see the
> difference - veiling glare is the bane of all 'contra-jour' or backlit
> work.
I agree with you that overwhelming ghosting and flare can be a big
problem, but many well-known classic images benefited greatly from just
such "problems". Lens "flavour" is a subjective thing (bokeh being just
one parameter). The key is in finding lenses that aid and abet YOUR
vision/task at hand.
I love old lenses. One of my all-time favorites (Warning! Non-OM
content) is an antediluvian Nikkor 28/3.5. In OMs, I love the early
50/1.8s (have a few), and the early (and sometimes maligned here) 24/2.8,
though I also have the latter 24/2.8 and the 24/2.0. Don't let some
machine/Pop Photo test numbers chart make your lens decisions for you.
*= Doris Fang =*
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