>Is the multicoated version of 100mm 2.8 very much sharper then
>the single-coated?
>I know that mc has more resolution but contrast is almost the
>same.
I promise to behave...
I believe that the older single-coated lenses have slightly
better sharpness in the center, but the MC is sharper
edge-to-edge. The MC version is less flare prone and gives
cleaner shadows. You really can't go wrong with ANY 100/2.8
Zuiko. They are natures most perfect lenses.
When rolling through a stack of pictures from a photo shoot, I
can almost always identify the 100/2.8 pictures based on
sharpness and bokeh. This lens (along with the older 35/2.8)
matches my "vision" perfectly. The pictures have a 3D look that
is lost in other lenses.
I would suggest that not all silver-nosed 100/2.8s are created
equal. Mine has many more coatings than other single-coated
lenses, but doesn't possess the "green" reflection that
everybody put in to signify that it was a multicoated lens.
Also, the newer MC (black-nosed variety with green reflections)
100/2.8 lenses are notibly cooler. Probably more accurate, but
definitely cooler. I use exclusively older SC lenses (hence the
moniker) as they all have relatively the same color-cast.
Besides, they look better.
AG-(and I almost made it)-Schnozz
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