Just got my FD 55 1.2 today. Based on my 20+ shots with it at various apertures, I can't say it's a sharp-as-hell lens, but it sure is one handsome looking kit with the GH2. Only thing is, it's a chunk of glass, and completely negates the size advantage of M4/3 cameras. Bian {}
That's an awesome piece of glass. How's it at aperture 2 and above? I would think it should be quite sharp.
A monster, all right. Try mounting one on a Pen, lol. It sits a bit like a chopper: bum down, nose up. This one is sharp though, once you get to f/2 and smaller. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/5285292226/" title="C400D-IMG_5999-PR Olympus Pen E-P1 - Camera Porn by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr"> {} "640" height="426" alt="C400D-IMG_5999-PR Olympus Pen E-P1 - Camera Porn"></a>
Had the same experience with the Nikkor 50/1.2. Big chunk of glass that needed to be stopped down to f/2 to get sharp; in practice a good 50/1.4 will do the same job for less money, less weight and less bulk. I sold my 50/1.2 in favour of a 50/1.4 for those reasons, it freed up 300+ euros :smile:.
Yeah, I usually favour my 50/1.4 Canon or Zuiko lenses over this one due to the size. The 55/1.2 is a wonderful lens, and at f/4, f/5.6 it is super sharp, but the two 50s are very good as well at probably half the weight. I was lucky to pick my 55/1.2 up from a bric-a-brac seller on eBay for $70 so it doesn't owe me a lot, and it's a beautiful, collectable lens that I still might occasionally use from time to time.
