My 1953 'Cron delivers subtle tonality and relatively low contrast. I like that kind of rendering. I find the results of the K55/1.8, at least as interpreted by the Canon sensor, to be quite unattractive. The colors are muddy rather than subtle. The contrast is flat rather than moderate. But we are of course looking at a web image that was taken as a medium qualtiy jpeg. Not much of a test. Paul
> Paul, > > The shot was made @ 4.0 The K 55/1.8 that I have isn't a very contrasty > lens either. The lower contrast and subtle tonality this lens delivers is > very appealing. Methinks it would be a great portrait lens on the > istD-series. Reminiscent of the very early Nikkor 85/2.0, which is one for > which I've been searching for a couple of months. > > Shel > > > > [Original Message] > > From: Paul Stenquist > > > DOF appears to be extremely limited. Is it wide open? Also seems to be > > lacking in contrast. Very flat. > > Paul > > On Jul 6, 2005, at 11:21 PM, Christian wrote: > > > > > Shel asked what the results of a 55/1.8 Super-Multi-Coated Takumar > > > mounted on my Canon 20D would be. > >
