Hi Walt,
Believe me, I use this lens everyday for textile purposes with my E-1 and
it´s amazingly sharp!!! I used to work with my OM4-T and one OM Zuiko 50/3,5
supposed to be a very, very good lens and it´s under ZD 50/2 performance. We
take shots of embroideries and laces to make brassieres (prototype)
simulations and results are impressive!!! Of course you must use DCRAW
(David Coffin´s demosaizing algorithms for processing E-1 raw images to grab
100% from your ZD 50/2 lens) Olympus Studio performance is also under
David´s demosaizing algorithms.
Here are some examples of ZD 50/2 performance.
http://www.myfourthirds.com/document.php?id=15525
http://www.myfourthirds.com/document.php?id=2318
Regards,
Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "Walt Wayman" <hiwayman@xxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 6:50 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: ZD 50mm f/2
> I've got both. I think of the 50/2 ZD as the E-1 equivalent of the 90/2
> Zuiko for the OM-4Ti. The 90/2 works quite well on the E-1, and nearly
> twice the focal length is nice sometimes, but is often too much of a good
> thing. I'm not a tester -- too easily bored for something requiring that
> much discipline -- but I think the 50/2 ZD is maybe even a better macro
> lens than the 90/2.
>
> I shot my TOPE 24 with the 90/2 on the E-1.
>
> http://www.tope.nl/tope24/pictures/tope24_17.jpg
>
> Walt
>
> --
> "Anything more than 500 yards from
> the car just isn't photogenic." --
> Edward Weston
>
> -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: "David Irisarri" <div2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> Are you sure????
>>
>> Please have a look to this ;-)
>>
>> http://www.popphoto.com/cameralenses/2422/lens-test-olympus-zuiko-digital-50mm-f
>> 2-af-macro-specifications-page2.html
>>
>> CONCLUSION: A medium telephoto macro lens in the mold of the famous
>> film-era
>> 90mm f/2 Zuiko macro-which it resembles optically and in price-this lens
>> performs extremely strongly. It's well-suited to low-light work,
>> portraiture, and, of course, close-ups. Plus, it's the lightest f/2 true
>> macro we've ever seen.
>>
>> Gary Reese´s tests, in spite of being an outstanding and superb work,
>> never
>> were made using any MTF or analytical instruments for measuring
>> resolution
>> and contrast.
>>
> --snip--
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