Yeah, the bokeh sucks, and surprisingly, the lens is a Zuiko 85mm f2. I
bought the lens in Santa Fe because I got it for $50 and it looks nice, near
perfect condition. It is a newer black-nose MC lens. I've always wanted to
try the older silvernose version for comparison, since the optical formula
changed on it over the years. I have an AF-Nikkor 85mm f1.8 that has much
smoother bokeh, surprisingly, since my experience has generally been that
Nikon lenses have harsh bokeh. I also have the Minolta 85mm f1.7 that I
posted about a few weeks ago, but I haven't had time to try it yet :(
For Olympus, I prefer my blacknose 100mm f2.8 for portraits, it has smoother
bokeh. This was shot with the 100/2.8
http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com/fine_art/portfolio/mack/photopages/mack-sm
iling.htm
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On 12/2/08 4:04 PM, "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I like your son OK but what lens did you shoot this with and what's in
> the background? The bokeh is really wierd. I even tried a gaussian
> blur on the background and it doesn't help much.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
> Chris Crawford wrote:
>> I received my box with the sample Tmax Rolls a couple days ago too. I think
>> I asked for it online several months ago. They sent it to my parents house,
>> because I was staying there right after I moved back to Indiana. I don't
>> remember when I asked for it, but I got my own apartment 8 months ago, so
>> they sure took their time sending it!
>>
>> Tmax film still has a reputation for being hard to use that is unjustified.
>> The first generation Tmax films, from the late 80's and early 90's deserved
>> this. The later versions did not. There have been at least 4 versions of
>> this film that I can remember:
>>
>> The originals, which often blocked highlights.
>>
>> 2nd Generation, my favorite, had beautiful tonality and extremely fine
>> grain. These came out in the mid 90's. Most of my work done from 1994 to
>> 2004 was done on these films.
>>
>> 3rd Generation, introduced when Kodak built a new coating plant for black &
>> white films several years ago, around 2004 I think. They claimed they needed
>> to reformulate all their BW films a bit to work on the new production
>> machinery. Tmax 100 and 400 got REALLY grainy compared to the 2nd gen films,
>> but Tmax 3200 remained nice. I had used Tmax 100 and 400 exclusively until
>> this happened, then I began using other films. I never have found anything
>> as good as the 2nd Gen Tmax films.
>>
>> 4th Generation Tmax 400. Tmax 3200 and 100 are still the 3rd gen versions,
>> but 400 was updated near the end of 2007 to a much finer grained version
>> that Kodak claims is the sharpest and finest grained 400 speed BW film ever
>> made. I think that's probably true. Here's a photo shot on the latest Tmax
>> 400, the version you got in the mail:
>>
>> http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com/fine_art/portfolio/mack/photopages/mack_12
>> -30-07.htm
>>
>> I like it but that is the only roll I have ever shot of it, and I think I'll
>> use a shorter developing time next time. I had a big supply of Tri-X I had
>> bought in 35mm that I just finished using, so I will likely use the new Tmax
>> 400 now.
>>
>> If you don't want the stuff cause you're afraid its too finicky to expose
>> and develop, send it to me...my girlfriend and I will use it.
>>
>> Chris
>>
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