Re: Interesting f1.2 comparison, Rokkor 58/1.2 vs FD 55/1.2
mawz wrote:
More likely a bad copy, as it doesn\'t perform nearly as well as other examples we\'ve seen here.
Exactly. There is obviously something wrong with that sample. I have seen performance nearly this bad in only 1 of 13 samples I had in my possession. The majority of Rokkors have very little of that glow and very good contrast, even when wide open.
A proper Rokkor 58/1.2 should perform like this wide open:
100% crop from the corner:
Jan 31, 2010 at 05:31 PM
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