Don\'t photograph a brick wall up close with the ZF 25! However, a field of flowers up close, even using the lens wide open, will give you elements of detail and sharpness all the way to the edges and corners. [...] It\'s also not clear to me why anyone would want to photograph a flat subject with a wide angle close-focus lens
I didn\'t mention any brick wall or any other flat subject, but actually was thinking of something quite close to a field of flowers. My experience with the Contax 28/2.8 is that also with non-flat subjects like plants the focal plane can be difficult to place without getting smearing of the borders if there are things like bigger leaves on the periphery of the frame. The DOF transition gets pretty ugly then, which is a pity. I\'d hope this would be better on the Hollywood or Z* 28/2. Using a 50mm macro isn\'t a substitute in this case because it doesn\'t give the look of a 25/28mm.
I\'ll see if I can post a shot that illustrates what I mean.
Jan 08, 2011 at 11:48 AM
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