That kind of performance out of a sometimes scoffed at 35mm lens, is pretty
darn good. I should have plenty of time to test this 645 camera against
other Zuikos such as the 50/1.4 SC and the 50/1.8 SC, but for now I think
it's quite interesting that in the very common enlargement size 8x10, the
"B" performing Zuiko held up fairly well.
Mike Swaim
I was thumbing a rather nice photo book at my local B&N which was
well printed and had photo credits. Mostly I could pick out the 35mm
from the 645 and the 4x5. There were enough exceptions to the
size/quality difference to make me remember something that Galen
Rowell wrote to the effect that many of the perceived differences in
format have to do with technique. A large format photographer may
check out a sight, look at the site, visualize how he wants to see
it, comes back when the light is right with his/her equipment, sets
up a camera on the tripod frames his picture, decides about exposure
and, finally, exposes the film. The same care with your Olympus may
yield stunning results.
Winsor
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Winsor Crosby
Long Beach, California, USA
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