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Old 07-23-2008, 09:53 AM   #138
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I had a SMC 55 briefly, it was a gift to brother in law, but I had to test out the camera after all

I liked it so much that later I bought an Auto-Tak 55/1.8 for $10, even though I already have two 50/1.4s (between the varations, you can always tell yourself you're sampling the flavors)

Here's another line up of the bunch:
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I did a bokeh test once, the 50's are 2 and 3, the 55 is #4.
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I also did a CA/flare torture test, in which the 55 outperformed the two 50's, and was close to the 43. Which is the main reason I wanted another copy for myself. The FOV difference isn't all that much, you do notice it but soon get used to either.


Here is the brother in law's 55, on a Spottie:
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and here's an impressionistic 50 also on a Spottie:
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