Sorry Skip,
Zuiko 50/1,2 is my favourite lens and I never had problems
according to close focus! I love portrait and if you want
to focus <2mts you cannot use microprism and compose because
lens has curvature and you loose your subject in focus.
You must use matte screen and focus.
Best regards,
Dave
Skip Williams wrote:
>
> Tris,
>
> The discussion was originally centered around the Zuiko 50/2.0 Macro, not
> the 50/1.2 high-speed lens.
>
> But your comments are right-on regarding the 50/1.2. I sold mine because I
> couldn't get it to focus right wide open at <2 meters where I wanted to do
> portraits. I really don't think it was me, as almost a whole roll of
> pictures were the 2-3" out of focus.
>
> Skip
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> >From: Tris Schuler <tristanjohn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> >To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Subject: Re: [OM] 50mm 2.0 macro lens
> >Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2001 11:01:57 -0700
> >
> >Well, the Zuiko 50mm f1.2 has several issues one must contend with. First,
> >used wide open its critical focus is well-nigh impossible to determine in
> >practical use (by that I mean on the job, assuming a moment to compose and
> >focus before squeezing off a frame). Of course one needn't shoot wide open
> >necessarily, and it's true that as you stop down the DOF offers relief.
> >Assuming sufficient time to achieve proper focus the result is stunning.
> >Second, the space between the focus and aperture rings is small and
> >difficult to negotiate for anyone but a child--or that guy in Stephen
> >King's novel Thinner, and at that only toward the end of the book. The f1.4
> >is somewhat easier to use in both regards, the f1.8 easier still and for
> >most applications this latter offering from Zuiko is just as good a lens as
> >its larger, more expensive siblings. All three represent build quality and
> >performance unsurpassed by anything available no matter the price.
> >
> >Don't let the street price of the Zuiko 50/8 fool you. That's one
> >world-class lens!
> >
> >I've only owned the 50mm f3.5 macro a short while and have yet to take a
> >picture with it. I have it in my bag, though, and plan to do a few studies
> >with it over the next month, both with macro photography in mind and as a
> >walk-around tool. The Proof's always in the pudding, but assuming
> >everything's in order inside this lens then I would be very much surprised
> >if it captured anything other than superb images. An old (and happy) Zuiko
> >story.
> >
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