Thanks for all the thoughtful replies. THey are really helpful. By
enlargement, I did indeed partial enlargement (i.e. different negative
areas to the same print size.
> From: Mark Marr-Lyon <o9938156@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
...
> rays. I've always somehow wanted to get myself into the circle of least
> confusion...
Apparently, you need to stop yourself waaaay down.... :-)
> the bokeh is different between different lenses. Maybe a few test rolls
> with a target at various distances and apertures could tell you what you
> find to be an acceptable d.o.f for your given lens?
I'll be doing that, but thought I would learn from other's experiences
first. I'll summarize if I learn anything!
> If that's the Zuiko 90/2, then by all accounts it definitely does far more
> than pretend to be a macro lens. That's only what I've heard, since I'm
> not
> fortunate enough to own one. Are your experiences with it different?
I love the lens, don't get me wrong. I bought mine new in Japan a few
years ago when I thought that the OM line was closing down (not quite
true, but prices are certainly up!). It works well until about the limit
with 25mm extension, which Olympus honestly lists as their recommended max
magnification. I occassionally want a bit more, but haven't sprung for the
bellows/variable tube and dedicated lens route.
> From: "C.H.Ling" <pling@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: [OM] Depth of field
> questions
...
> Talking about 90/2, which is a lens that can nicely balance between
> distance object and 1:2 but it does not really perform very well at
> macro mode, with my own experience and the result from Modern
> photography, it is only a so so lens for macro works. For serious
> macro, you should try 50/3.5 or 80/4.
I just acquired the 50 (from a student here at the University where I
teach, unfortunately I bought the unit on ebay after he had sold the rest
of his immaculate system -- he's now using Contax/Zeiss on his student
budget and sold the zuikos to get the pricier glass!).
I haven't had a chance to test it yet. My guess is that I can use it with
14+25 extension with good results -- and that's about the highest
magnification I normally use. Of course normal use is frighteningly
determined by available resources... :-)
Thanks everyone!
Eric Pederson
epederso@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (no "n" in "epederso")
Professional home page:
http://logos.uoregon.edu/uoling/faculty/pederson/pederson.html
Personal home page:
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~epederso/
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