bwcolor wrote:
What lens(es) do you consider to be an \"ideal all-around\" 35mm lens?
ecarlino wrote:
could you please explain what an \"all-arounder\" is ?
i always took that to be a lens that does well at/near wide-open at closer distances and also stopped-down at landscape distances - is that what you mean?
A good normal all-arounder should be able to satisfactorily handle everything from head and shoulders portrait distances to big landscapes, even when it\'s understood that optimal performance isn\'t achieved wide-open. You might even appreciation some under correction at wide apertures, particularly where SA is concerned, since that will lead to creamier bokeh and a softer touch with human skin. So long as the bulk of the issues are gone by 5.6, it has good, consistent resolution across the frame, and isn\'t priced or sized outside of it\'s contemporaries, you\'ve got a good normal all-arounder.
The ideal normal all-arounder would only need to be stopped down to increase depth of field. It would also trade in the FE 50\'s mid-zone dip for Otus\' gentle mid-zone rise while maintaining the FE\'s revolution highs.
Just my opinion, of course.
Sep 12, 2016 at 03:14 PM
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