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TWoK wrote:
htbyron wrote:
OM Zuiko 50mm f/1.2 on 20D:
An old shot, but one of my favorites with this lens. Wide open, IIRC.
How do you like the OM 50/1.2? I had the 55/1.2 and it wasn't sharp enough for me wide open.
I like it a lot as a low-light lens with an old-school feel to it. Like my other zuikos, it is comparatively small and light with great build quality and usability. It was also quite inexpensive -- I think I paid under $250. Bokeh is not nearly as nice as the Rokkor, from what I've seen of samples in this thread and the AIT. But the price and adaptability are better from my perspective. It's a decent compromise, for me.
I find it hard to judge sharpness wide open. Until a month ago, I was shooting with a 20D and struggled to get focus nailed down with the tiny VF. Even now, with the 5DII, I find it difficult to discern the exact plane of focus, so I attribute some softness to my own focusing errors, combined with the very narrow DoF.
Here's a more recent example, with the 5DII:
The OOF areas and highlights are not as pleasing to me as many of the Rokkor shots I have seen recently. But it's still nice, and at least as good as the Canon EF 50/1.4 I had for many years (which broke twice!).
I don't have access to 100% crops at the office, but I could post some later if folks are interested. The other images in that gallery of the lone sailor were also taken with the 50/1.2.
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Nice use of shallow DOF.
but I havent used later versions... 
