On 04.5.19 8:14 PM, "Winston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I agree with most of it, except that I think 77 is equally sharp wide > opened. I remember testing my *ist (35mm) with this lens - I shot almost > a roll of Reala at f/1.8 and they are all sharp, very crisp with distant > subjects. Of course the sharpness would be more even stopped down, and > definitely this is the best lens I have.
Hi Winston, I agree with you that 77mm is sharp enough even at wide open, particularly compared with 43mm LTD. I just remember that 85mm/1.4 was a tiny bit sharper at wide open when the focus was dead on. But my memory is fading on that, and I really have to look back photos taken with 85mm. I did not mean to discredit the wide open sharpness of 77mm :-). > The only limitation is the slow AF, but it focuses manually almost like > a real MF. Slow MF does not bother me. In MF, it feels as if the resistance comes from high gear ratio but indeed so much better than any other AF lenses (although I do miss those butter smooth MF of M lenses :-). > I just need to buy that 31mm to satisfy my thirst of complete LTD lens, > but the price keeps me away from getting it! Ditto here! I do not think it is available in this country (Canada) last time I checked it. Perhaps B&H has it. But I want a black one. My 43mm is black but 77mm is silver :-(. Cheers, Ken
