tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719486201539486143.post7094931807959074920..comments2024-03-06T23:26:09.961+00:00Comments on The Online Darkroom: Why do we talk such rubbish about lenses? Part OneBruce Robbinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13888340033630703603noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719486201539486143.post-47495356347564012192014-04-11T23:15:18.577+01:002014-04-11T23:15:18.577+01:00Thanks for putting all that time and effort in for...Thanks for putting all that time and effort in for us Bruce, it means we don't have to. looking at the results, I would say my favourite was the old Pentax 55mm, but I'm a little biased, as I relied on one for many many years and loved the results.<br>Regards, Andrew sanderson.Andrew Sandersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08065099515269365077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719486201539486143.post-77191961222767462482014-04-08T13:02:44.364+01:002014-04-08T13:02:44.364+01:00I suppose like most photographers I went through a...I suppose like most photographers I went through a spell of looking for the perfect lens. After trying a lot of them I found very few that would keep me from making a good image. So I agree that we do talk a lot of rubbish about lenses. Ted Kappeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08163223776832622572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719486201539486143.post-27869797046873511392014-04-05T05:08:18.403+01:002014-04-05T05:08:18.403+01:00When I got my Leica M3 I spent several days doing ...When I got my Leica M3 I spent several days doing head-to-head tests between my Elmar 50mm f2.8 and my Nikon s2's 50mm f1.4 Nikkor. After hours of setting up test locations developing film making prints scanning and building side by side crop sets my only real conclusion was that I detested doing lens comparison tests. <br><br>It cured me of this particular urgency.zeitguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13204161318960975304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719486201539486143.post-44997682618100159882014-04-03T14:46:10.384+01:002014-04-03T14:46:10.384+01:00Absolutely agree. Not that it matters but I have O...Absolutely agree. Not that it matters but I have OM bodies and Zuiko primes also and my lens selections are all the slower and cheaper in those focal lengths. My main complaint about Zuikos is that the 24 f2.8 and 35 f2.8 both have their front elements right up close to the front of the lens. So I bought a couple of used 49mm filters, taken the glass out and that extended the filter ring by aboutJohn Robisonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719486201539486143.post-22449232303817004682014-04-03T14:27:21.879+01:002014-04-03T14:27:21.879+01:00Well said, Nick, with regard to equipment overload...Well said, Nick, with regard to equipment overload. I have to confess that I went a bit mad gear-wise about five years ago when film stuff was dirt cheap. A Contax 137MA for £18? The OM2, just serviced, with a 35mm Zuiko for £35? Hard to resist those deals...Bruce Robbinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13888340033630703603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719486201539486143.post-90193798571820878502014-04-03T14:02:28.408+01:002014-04-03T14:02:28.408+01:00Hi Bruce.Good topic, enjoyed it. These lenses all ...Hi Bruce.<br><br>Good topic, enjoyed it. <br><br>These lenses all look pretty similar to me. Sure there are a few differences, but on the whole they are much the same. <br><br>I'm a firm believer in reducing the equipment, like Don McCullin. All you need is a camera and one lens. Great images are made by good photographers, not lenses.<br><br>Too much equipment is confusing, leads to too Nick Jardinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12953909268536935507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719486201539486143.post-78576389982165687062014-04-03T12:30:51.802+01:002014-04-03T12:30:51.802+01:00Nice post Bruce - I used to really like the 1.8 wh...Nice post Bruce - I used to really like the 1.8 when I used Olympii - it was an incredibly versatile lens.<br>As for 'lens testing' on the web - you've managed to say just what I was thinking this morning - there's too much testing and not enough images! It's become a sort of strange hobby whereby the image is a far second from what the qualities of the lens are . .<br>F'Herman Sheephousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16187303211437458425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719486201539486143.post-46234133415847030842014-04-03T12:27:22.144+01:002014-04-03T12:27:22.144+01:00How about a comparison with colour film. As much a...How about a comparison with colour film. As much as I like B&W, my OM lenses often showed their differences in colour which at the time determined my preference.RGHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719486201539486143.post-49656293621686507112014-04-03T11:52:05.597+01:002014-04-03T11:52:05.597+01:00That'll save you using a skylight filter then....That'll save you using a skylight filter then. :)Bruce Robbinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13888340033630703603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719486201539486143.post-28631000055768710202014-04-03T11:39:36.522+01:002014-04-03T11:39:36.522+01:00Only difference I've noticed between zuiko 50s...Only difference I've noticed between zuiko 50s I have is the 1 million serial 1.4 is a bit pink using colour film.lucasnoreply@blogger.com