Beautiful work, Mike.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
On 8/4/2013 10:47 PM, usher99@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Minority Moose writes
>> >From about 1:4 or 1:5 to infinity, an excellent lens, but I bought it
>>> for macro.
> The highly vaunted OM Z. 90mm is nicely corrected a wide open and for
> the narrow dof aficionadi that might be important. I had been
> skeptical that is is really
> much better than the tammy 90 or vivitar S1 90mm (same optically as the
> Tokina ) which can go 1:1 with matching TC. Later (?4 years ago) saw a
> thread on FM with identical nice shots at lower mag where the OMZ 90
> excels compared to the VivS1 at moderate aperture, IIRC. The OMZ did
> indeed have something alittle extra despite nearly identical MTF
> curves. The background separation was just a wee bit nicer with a 3D
> effect. The competition images were nice too and w/o A:B comparison
> nothing might be missed. Worth the extra dosh? I don't know
> but am now convinced it is a bit different. Clearly not worth it for
> Moose who wanted it to excel at higher mags. Actually the Viv S1 90mm
> withe the matched TC at 1:1 has a tad less LoCA
> than Big Foot despite the latter being "APO". I am not trading in BF
> anytime soon though.
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> I like the Viv S1 for film and digital and grabbed a quick hand-held
> shot this weekend of our new family member.
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> http://www.olyendomike.com/Macro/Macro-2013/27352162_6bnt92#!i=2678858580&k=TBPG98c&lb=1&s=L
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> http://www.olyendomike.com/Other/Macro-2010/12031654_hm7vCL#!i=1175882865&k=wF8fHMC&lb=1&s=L
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> Mike
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