Also, I've heard stories going both ways, so contrast & resolution on both
lenses might depend on the versions (as in >1,000,000 serial on f1.4), or even
the example. I never owned a 50 f1.2, but borrowed a friends for a while. My
f1.4 was sharper & contrastier than that one. The f1.2 was also slightly soft
wide open. YMMV, but at over $200, Its wasn't worth chancing that much more
money to me.
Larry
"John A. Lind" wrote:
> At 04:25 2/8/02, Larry wrote:
> >Also, the 50 f1.4 is about $75, and the 50 f1.2 is well over $200.
> >Generally too
> >big a price difference for the aperture difference.
> >
> >Larry
>
> If lens speed is the *only* criteria you have a valid point.
>
> However, super-speed isn't the only "desirable" aspect of this lens. Out
> of five 50mm Zuiko's, three of which are 50/1.4 MC's covering all the
> serial number segments, the 50/1.2 has proven to be the highest resolving
> and contrastiest across its entire range compared to the 50/1.4 MC's. It
> is noticeably so compared to the older 50/1.8 F.Zuiko I used to own. One
> must project slides from slow film containing high detail levels onto large
> screens to differentiate them (using a high MTF projector lens). I don't
> think of its price as having been *only* to gain a half f-stop, but to gain
> a number of other desirable characteristics that allow high definition
> large prints.
>
> -- John
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