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Is the 23mm F2 a bad lens?

Started Sep 26, 2018 | Discussions thread
Bobo Hodls
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Re: What about these then??

deednets 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]

All taken with the 23/2 - and below 4 feet (is that 1.20m??)

[chuckle of approval]

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