> -----Original Message----- > From: Alan Chan [mailto:wlachan@;hotmail.com] > > > During the time I had the FA*85, I found it not quite > useable near wide > open. In fact, it was so soft I tried to stay with f4 or > smaller. I have > never done any formal test, just shooting out and what I > got. Never had such > problem with 77.
Interesting. I almost exclusively use it between 1.4 and 2.8. The pictures look pretty sharp to me. They got sharper once I got the MZ-S and could actually see what I was focusing on... > > I know many would consider I am insane, but I have managed > to take some very > nasty bokeh pictures (not every picture btw) with the > FA*85, but never with > the 77. Unfortunately, my 85 was sold years ago so I can > make no direct > comparison. The 85 has "interesting" bokeh. A few years back some folks here surmised the the lens was formulated in such a way that the plane of focus was shifted towards the back of the DOF. In other words, the lens has less DOF behind the plane of focus than a normal lens. I personally like the bokeh. In fact, I think it's unique character gives me a small competitive edge. tv
