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Re: [OM] Lens sharpness

Subject: Re: [OM] Lens sharpness
From: Donald Shedrick <shedridc@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2001 16:24:09 -0800 (PST)
Must be something wrong with yours.  My 28 f2.8 MC is
tack sharp and I've never seen any color bleeding.

--- Olympus <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> <snip>
> I started this email out, but then ran to get my OM
> lens, so I can be
> accurate on the information:
> 
> Zuiko 28mm/f2.8 MC (which I assume means
> Multi-Coated) #171022
> 
> I bought it from Samy's.  What don't I like about
> the pictures it takes??
> First off, the contrast is bad.  Over saturation
> (bleeding) of colors into
> each other.  Second, it's a bit soft.  I take a
> picture with my 50mm, and
> that thing is razor sharp.  My 28mm is soft at best,
> really soft generally..
> But it's the annoying bleeding of colors that really
> bothers me...
> 
> As far as my Tokina...  Now that I flip through my
> pics...  The Tokina is
> sharp!  The only time it's not, is in the use of
> Macro shots, but I've
> noticed that they are sharp as well.  Only when I
> stick on the 1:1 macro
> adapter, does the image get crappy..  So it's not
> the main lens, it's the
> adapter that sucks.  OK, mental note, forget the
> adapter.
> 
> I really love my OM.  I do.  So when you hear
> complaints, it's not because
> of the lack of love, it's the fact that I'm a bit
> nit-picky.  I have to
> admit, on my roughly 35th roll on my OM equipment,
> and the shots are just
> stunning, some of them.  So it's not the equipment. 
> And I see sh*tty shots
> with top of the line Nikon and Canon equipment all
> the time, so it's not the
> equipment.  My friend's dad is a famous
> photographer, he still uses his old
> stuff, he likes it better, and his award winning
> photos say that the old
> stuff is still good stuff...
> 
> What I always tease my friend about is, if a burgler
> breaks into my house
> (well, being a gun owner, I'd shoot his ass) but
> that aside, I can always
> beat him over the head with my Om-1n.  The thing is
> a brick!!  The local
> camera repair guy that Chris introduced me to, he
> says that he gets new
> camera's in all the time, but like the OM's, he
> generally gets them in for
> cleaning and battery conversion, and repainting the
> doors etc..  He said
> these things are tanks and should last a lifetime.
> 
> You are right, I can tell REALLY crappy lenses, like
> no-name brand ones,
> (generally heavy on the flare) vs. high end stuff,
> (Contax) I saw a side by
> side, same settings, different lenses...  But for
> the most part, I can't
> tell one camera+lens combo from another.  I can tell
> the difference between
> a medium format vs. 35mm when 8x10 or larger, but
> that's not really fair...
> 
> So I do love my OM gear, but I am still not happy
> with my 28mm.
> 
> Albert
> 
> 
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