> BUT, the orange line at the edge of the mountain is on the original. It
> might be an edge diffraction effect, perhaps amplified by the lens. The
> 100/2.8 has a very slight bit of CA and highlight bleed. I actually like
> it--the Leica Rigid (and Dual Range) Summicrons do the same thing.
> Somehow both Leica and Olympus partially controlled an optical defect in
> a way that I often find beautiful.
The 100/2.8 also has gobs of highlight bleed in the red spectrum. When
I say "gobs", I mean "GOBS!" (for those who need a translation--a
truckload).
The advantage, I've seen to this, is for portraiture where there is a
smoothing of skintones that doesn't affect sharpness. As light is not
created, just averaged, I see where it tends to keep red highlights
from going totally nuclear on you too, as the reds are spread out over
a greater image area. In other words, it reduces contrast in the red
spectrum.
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Ken Norton
ken@xxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.zone-10.com
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