If you like high contrast I would suggest you change to Nikon, its lenses
are famous for that. Most Zuiko are having normal contrast and some normal
to low, few high contrast lens like Zuiko 28/2/3.5, 50/2 and 35-80/2.8.
Don't think about 180/2.8 (my most favorite portrait lens) it does not have
the contrast you wanted.
C.H.Ling
My photo gallery:
http://www.glink.net.hk/~olympus
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Swale"
> Hello C H L and other Zuiks
>
> With respect, I'm amazed by the statement that CHL, with so much
> experience, has made !!
>
> In my opinion, the sharper and more contrasty a lens is, the better. For
me,
> one of the reservations I have about many Zuiko lenses is that they have
too
> little contrast and are far from being as sharp as they could be. I am
always
> seeking sharper and more contrasty images. (And if I were not so fond of
the
> OM system I wouldn't have so much ;-> )
>
> For example. for a portrait, look at the use of a sharp lens in Ansel
Adams'
> portrait of Carolyn Anspacher (Examples; the making of 40 Photographs).
> Rather extreme, but what a stunning result.
>
> If I would wish to make an image less contrasty or softer, I would degrade
> (modify) the image at source by using some filter method. Or a
lower-quality
> system.
>
> Surely it is better to start from a point of excellence from which changes
> (degradations? ) may be made, rather than a point of inferiority from
which no
> improvement is possible?
>
> I'd love to have a really good 50 f/2. - not to mention a 90 f/2 or a 180
f/2.8 !!
>
> If only ;-)
>
> Brian
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