Wow, a reversed element, how did he figure that one out? I'd be afraid to
take it apart to see. I have books here showing the optical diagrams of the
older and newer versions of the 85 and they are quite a bit different
looking, so I guess they could render differently. My lens is very sharp.
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On 12/3/08 5:10 PM, "Ken Norton" <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Further to the film-digital bokeh bruhaha...
>
> My 100/2.8 is awesome on film, not so awesome on digital. My 200/4 is also
> amazing on digital, but not as stellar on film. The 24/2.8 is OK on film,
> but excellent on digital. The 35/2.8 is just beautiful on both.
>
> One thing that has me wondering about Chris' 85/2. I recall that one
> list-member had a 35/2 which had a reversed element in it. It would not be
> out of the realm of possibility that Chris' 85/2 also has a reversed
> element. With a reversed element, you could still have a sharp lens, but
> the focus scale would probably be slightly off. Even with the newer
> floating-element 85/2 lens design, I cannot imagine that bokeh would be that
> much different than earlier 85/2 designs.
>
> My 100/2.8 is somehow very unique and I'm with Chris that it is a favorite.
> It is a bit long for portraiture--except for head-shots, but I find myself
> looking for opportunities to use the lens. You start to look at the world
> with 100mm blinders on.
>
> Two new lenses just came to live at the unofficial "Olympus Living History
> Farm" and I am looking forward to learning how to maximize their own unique
> characteristics on "Bodies Olympus" both digital and film.
>
> Related to this, we will be testing all lenses at the OLHF on the E-3 (no,
> not mine) at all apertures on a resolution chart and the results will be
> posted on www.zone-10.com. I'd use the E-1, but most classic Zuikos far
> exceed the resolving ability of the sensor. We are also experimenting with
> a "bokeh test fixture", again for all lenses at all apertures.
>
> AG-Farmer-Schnozz
> Head Ranch Hand
> Olympus Living History Farm
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