Having enjoyed the opportunity to borrow Dave Bulger's Zuiko 50/3.5 macro
for a while, I can vouch for it as an excellent all-around lens. I found the
bokeh quite lovely, even in the notoriously difficult situations of
out-of-focus foliage backgrounds. The key may be using it wide open, or
nearly so, for anything other than macro work.
Regarding popularity, cost must certainly be a factor. With the average
price of the 50/3.5 under $200 for an excellent used specimen, many of us
would be hard pressed to justify the cost of a 50/2.
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Lex
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Suffering along with a 50/1.8 and f=40cm close up lens...
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Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2000 13:43:47 -0600
From: Jim Terazawa <jimt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
There is a similar discussions going on at www.omfan.com - a Japanese
OM user's forum.
They are wondering why 50mm/f3.5 macro is more popular than the
f2.0 version and what are their usages for (portraits, natures or what else)
?
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