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02-28-2021, 02:19 AM - 2 Likes   #16
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QuoteOriginally posted by pinholecam Quote
A 100/2.8 isn't a bad suggestion, but they won't be as small as the M85/2
I wouldn't suggest M100/2.8. Personally I replaced it with M85 and M120 in my camera bag, which in my experience are way superior in every way, as I wasn't happy with with it's sharpness, but the problem of course could be just with my copy.

In FF I find M85 usable from wide open, when you have targer in center and want smooth bokeh:



Real sharpness of course stopped down:



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QuoteOriginally posted by pepperberry farm Quote
there is a K 85mm f1.8; if I read the diagrams correctly, it appears to be a carryover of the Takumar 85/1.8....

several 3rd-party 85's out there also, even the current Rokinon/Samyang wouldn't be terribly expensive, if sourced used....
I can also recommend the K85 f1.8. Built like a tank but still reasonably compact. Optically very pleasant for portraits. The M100 f.2.8 is fine as well. Either lens should work fine for portrait photography with the MX. I have both but prefer the K85. Have not tried the M85 f2.
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