Thanks for the tests and results Walt.
Very helpful.
And I agree with your remarks about sharp lenses. Since we are using a film
format as small as 35mm is, sharpness has been a major challenge for lens
makers, camera makers, and film makers (until the current P&S 400 asa etc
nonsense became the vogue). To my mind it doesn't make sense to knock a
sharp lens when sharpness - particularly affordable sharpness - has been a
goal of manufacturers and photographers alike.
Otherwise, why would Pop Photo bother measuring and printing charts that
report and illustrate lens sharpness? Why not use the end of a Coke bottle?
If a particular use you have requires a softer image, I suggest use any of the
techniques Walt suggests and/or use a renowned soft-focus lens of which
even the Zuiko series has some.
One of the attractions of the Cosina-manufactured Voigtlander L & R + Heliar
lens systems that Wayne Harridge ( and I'm green with envy, Wayne) has
just got, is the remarkable sharpness that that camera / lens system delivers.
Brian
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> When I came into possession of a NIB 90/2 Zuiko macro a few weeks
> ago, I promised to do some comparison test shots with it and the
> 90/2.8 Tamron macro. I did that, but since the results were less
> than startling, I haven't bothered to report until now.
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