Gotta say I'm with you there William on both film and digital it's just too sharp. I actually prefer the results from the (F) 50/2.8 macro. Has anyone used the 85/2.8 soft-focus? Seen that floating around but have found user experience hard to find on this.
On Apr 3, 2005 12:08 AM, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kostas Kavoussanakis" > Subject: RE: Limiteds Question :) - THANKS GUYS AND GIRLS!!! :D > > > > > I am very interested in your conclusions about using the 77 for > > portraits without the crop. I may have missed some, but all the > > portrait samples I saw in that thread about the 77 were on a -D(s). > > Which is why I have never bothered with it[1]. > > I don't really like the 77 as a portrait lens. > I find it to be too sharp, and it has very high micro contrast. > It is not an especially flattering portrait lens. > This is on film. > > William Robb > >
