Shel Belinkoff wrote:
>
> Hi gang ...
>
> More questions about this lens. Sorry if I'm being a PITA about
> this, but there's just none around here that I can try out.
>
> Bill Robb commented that the 77mm is one of, if not the,
> sharpest lenses he's ever used for 35mm work. How does it
> compare to the A*85/1.4 or the K85/1.8? How's its ability to
> resolve extremely fine detail?
Excellent.
> Does it provide a great deal of
> contrast (I don't know how to quantify that)?
Yes.
> Have you done
> any B&W work with it?
Yes.
> Have you used it for anything other than
> portraits? How does it seem with scenics, for example?
Excellent.
> Does it
> retain its good qualities when it's focused at, or very close
> to, its minimum focusing distance?
Yes.
> How does the bokeh look at
> various apertures?
>
I think it's pretty good, though it's hard for me to describe such
things.
I should have a scanner soon....
>
> So, just how good is this lens?
Pretty damn good. Color rendition is superb, sharpness is very high,
it's beautifully made and it's got the ghostless coating. I only wish it
focused a *wee* bit closer.
tv
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