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Is the 23mm F2 a bad lens?

Started Sep 26, 2018 | Discussions thread
akjos
akjos Veteran Member • Posts: 4,595
Re: No.

Bob Tullis wrote:

If you shoot subjects at about 12" or closer, you get the softness that the lens was designed to provide.

Really?!? The lens was " designed " to provide softness. Lmao ...

Its not a bad lens but definitely underwhelming  for what most people might use it for. It is pretty  bad below about 4 feet from the subject like kids dogs etc which  is a shame because that's  how most 35s are probably used.

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