Jim,
I've actually got one. I lucked into one really cheap several years ago when
I lived in my hometown in Indiana. I lived in a big city where people knew
better but I found a small town camera shop in Indiana that sold me one in
mint condition for $199. It does have a lot nicer bokeh than the 50 f1.8 but
can still be harsh in some situations. It gorgeous in fairly close work. I'm
probably just being nitpicky and should shut up and use the 50 macro but Its
big and is harder to focus than most of my lenses due to its long focus
range...at moderate distances a tiny turn of the focus ring makes a big
difference in focus. I'm thinking of getting a 40 f2. Have you got any
photos taken with it online that I can see? Thanks,
Chris
On 4/12/07 11:27 PM, "Jim Couch" <zuikoholic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Chris,
>
> Another lens to consider would be the 50 f/2 Macro. Again not an
> inexpensive lens, but nice bokeh, and good performance overall. I do
> really like the 40 f/2 myself, both for the bokeh, and for the FOV.
>
> Jim Couch
>
> Chris Crawford wrote:
>> Bill,
>>
>> Thanks for testing it out for me. I'm trying to find something close to
>> 50mm, which is a focal length I use a lot, that isn't so ugly and harsh. I
>> have an old screwmount Pentax 50mm f1.4 that is pretty good, and an old
>> Minolta 50mm f1.7 from the early 70's that is really nice. Problem is, I
>> don't like using the minolta body (an SRT-101) at all, I find it hard to
>> focus compared to my OM-4T bodies. The old Spotmatic I have is ok, it's not
>> a bad camera to use, but I still find I can operate the OM's faster when I'm
>> doing street photography, and I love the metering system, so I want an OM
>> lens that I can use for this stuff.
>>
>>
>>
>
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