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9 | 39.13% |
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14 | 60.87% |
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2nd January 2008
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Which one would you buy?
Which one would you buy? IF they are the SAME PRICE.
kind of curious about the decision for olympus to make a zuiko 50mm f/2 marco instead of a zuiko 50mm f1/4. Last edited by wind30; 2nd January 2008 at 03:35 PM. |
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Re: Which one would you buy?
I would buy a real lense. How can you buy an imaginary lense man. OK I can sell you imaginary lense but you pay me with real money? can?
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2nd January 2008
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Re: Which one would you buy?
no lah,
IMAGINE olympus made BOTH lens lah. a 50mm f1.4 and a 50mm f2 macro.  which one will you choose? assuming the zuiko 50mm f/1.4 is a high grade lens, in the same league as the 14-54, 50-200mm. 50m macro. |
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Re: Which one would you buy?
Wishful thinking man. How can the price be the same?
The design for bright lense is different from normal zoom, different from macro, etc. There are similarities but get over it and just go buy yourself a sigma 30mm f1.4. Don't tell me you still want it to be macro too? Or go find other non 4/3 lense and forgo the auto focus etc and get it fully manual. |
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2nd January 2008
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Re: Which one would you buy?
I think i'll still get the 50mm F2 macro...
Most of the lens with F1.4 seems to be a little underperforming comparing against F1.8 series and even F2.8... and So i'm not so keen on getting a 1.4 unless i really want a DOF that thin 
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Re: Which one would you buy?
Why can't the price be the same??????? you think the 50mm f1.4 will be more expensive or cheaper than the macro? I think the pricing for both lens is around the same ballpark. I am just curious which 50mm is more desirable to olympus users. BTW, I don't think it is tough to design a 50mm f1.4 which is sharp wide open. 50mm is the EASIEST lens to design and zuiko image circle is only HALF of what canon/nikon 50mm has... so basically you just need to center portion to be sharp. Furthermore, when I shoot using the 50mm f1.4 I am only concerned about center sharpness as corners are OOF. The sigma 30mm f1.4 I had is very sharp at f1.4 at the center, and I REALLY don't think a zuiko 50mm f1.4 will be worse than a sigma... |
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Re: Which one would you buy?
ya lor... sigh... if really want a thin dof... have to switch team liao... dont' think oly will ever come out with a FF right? since they are already totally into 4/3 hee hee...
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Re: Which one would you buy?
they can come out with a ZD 50mm f1.4... but they probably won't. |
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Re: Which one would you buy?
why wor??... will be too ex?? |
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Re: Which one would you buy?
To a noob like me, I always thot it is a no-brainer that f1.4 will always be better than a f2.0 lens, right??
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Re: Which one would you buy?
Lens will be big and diffraction will be an issue.
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Re: Which one would you buy?
Sigh... the SHG lenses are never lightweight...
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Re: Which one would you buy?
Honestly speaking, it does not matter whether the "new imaginary" 50mm is a f1.4 or f2.0 (one stop difference) in operation since there is IS on the new camera bodies, but in the case of DOF, it is overrated really. I really think that people need to have a deeper understanding on how lenses work before embarking on that crazy f1.0 madness. Canon made that 50mm f1.0 in the film days (do they still have it these days??) but it was not selling well anyway... pricey is one thing, usability is another according to someone I met in Camera Workshop then who had that lens...
What the hell are you guys shooting anyway that needs such a thin DOF??
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Re: Which one would you buy?
Anyway, do borrow someone's 85mm f1.4 on their fullframe cameras and then take them out for a spin to convince oneself that do you really need that kind of gear for your most common shoots. We can discuss and argue until the cows end up in MacDonald's but in real world use, let's see how that super wide lens is usable... like the 7-14mm lens discussion we had yonks ago, and in the end, that is another SHG lens I sold... the second biggest white elephant I had...
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6th January 2008
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Re: Which one would you buy?
I'm not sure why I'd want a 50mm f/1.4 since it would be a mild telephoto lens on four-thirds. I'd certainly want a 25mm f/1.4, though to get all those everyday (everynight?) shots that I've been missing due to poorly lit situations.
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6th January 2008
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Re: Which one would you buy?
ooh I know I know! The portrait shots are to look like macro shots! jk =p I think the f2 would be my choice, because it has macro capabilities. I'd really rather that my lenses be able to do as much as possible. f1.4 may be faster and AF faster, but then we'd still have to see how it performs in the real world...
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8th January 2008
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Re: Which one would you buy?
I'd still prefer the 50/f2 macro. But if we are talking imaginary lens, I'd like a revised macro lens with a switch to switch off macro when not needed. Of course, that could be done in firmware as well maybe.
I would also love if Oly (or a 3rd party) would make ~2-5 mm extension tubes with pass through electrical contacts to give me the hair thin DOF when I want it using the same lens. I wonder why nobody is making these simple things any more. I really believe there is money to make on them. ParkertR, I hope you read this... 
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