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There seems to be a problem with the Olympus Zuiko lens when used for macro photography. Here a comparison of a photo of a Eucalyptus flower (about 1 cm across) taken with an Asahi Optical 50 mm f/1.4 Super Takumar (left) and the Olympus Zuiko 50 mm f/1.8 lens (right). In each case the camera was an Olympus E-510. I didn't record the aperture, but the depth of field suggests that it's f/16. My recollection is that this problem occurs at all apertures. I didn't find a way to work around it. I have now sold this lens and bought a ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 50mm F2.0 Macro lens instead.
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These photos were taken with a magnification of about 4:1. Here an excerpt from my diary:
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A number of things have become apparent:
My suspicions about the cause of the flare on earlier macro exposures proved to be correct: it's due to the 50 mm f/1.8 Zuiko lens from the Olympus OM10. Here photos taken with the 50mm f/1.4 Super Takumar from my Spotmatic and then the Zuiko lens:
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