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Is the 23mm F2 a bad lens?

Started Sep 26, 2018 | Discussions thread
DarnGoodPhotos Forum Pro • Posts: 11,881
Re: No.
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stevo23 wrote:

Bob Tullis wrote:

akjos wrote:

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.

[chuckle]

Resolution is overrated. If I design a lens, I'm definitely designing it for softness. And I'll charge extra because it is intentional softness...

It's not a bug, it's a feature. 

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