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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: 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??)

You were joking of course! Right??

Deed

No not really. Every lens shooting up close like this i had performed better then 23 f2. Stopping down to F4 helped some but then i might as well used the kit zoom with IS ( 18-55) which was sharper  still .

Longer distances like 10+ feet the 23 was stunningly sharp even at F2.

For what OP wants to use the lens Id almost suggest 27mm pancake.  That lens is amazingly sharp at any distance and provides very nice FOV for " environmental portraits "

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