SMC FA* 85/1.4

Contributed by Bruce Dayton. All images are (C) 1999 Bruce Dayton.

The lens at its best


Bokeh

 


Bokeh & Sharpness vs. Aperture

 
f 1:1.4 f 1:2 f 1:2.8 f 1:5.6
Kodak Portra 160NC, scanned from 4x6 inch prints.
Handheld, flash fill-in used in the f 1:5.6 photo.

Flare


Medium distance performance

 
f 1:1.4 f 1:5.6
40 feet from the stone fence.

Infinity focus performance

 
f 1:1.4 f 1:2.8 f 1:5.6 f 1:11

Near infinity focus.
 
 
f 1:1.4 f 1:2.8 f 1:5.6 f 1:11

Infinity focus.