On Apr 11, 2005, at 5:24 PM, Fred wrote:
The M85 is the list's favourite short telephoto to abuse and slander. It's not the sharpest lens wide open, but get it stopped down a little and it's pretty darned good.
Agreed. It's a useful 85mm lens, especially if portraiture is your main
reason for using an 85.
Heck if I know why. I have an M85/2. I find it great lens for portaits wide open and very sharp when stopped down to f/4-f/5.6. It has beautiful out of focus rendering qualities. I've never used the other 85 that was talked about so I cannot offer anything in way of comparison.
Godfrey
