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Review Summary
3 Groups/ 5 Elements
33°
f/4 - 32
2' 9.7" / 856mm
1:3
77mm
3.3 x 3.7" / 84 x 94mm
1 lb. 12 oz. / 790 g.
Shutter Seiko #1 mechanical lens shutter, 1 1/400 sec., T (time), X contact (flash synchronization at all speeds)
The 150mm f/4.0 is a unique, special application lens offering variable soft focus and can be used as a normal application telephoto at smaller apertures. It is the prime lens for many portrait and wedding photographers because of its unusual and controllable soft focus effects using designed-in spherical abberation at apertures from f/4 to f/8 and a set of three diffusion discs. The combination creates soft focus images that appear sharp at the same time, eliminating the need for costly and time consuming retouching. At f/8 and smaller apertures, it renders completely sharp, normal images. Its 150mm focal length makes it ideal for small studio working distances.
Applications include portraiture, fashion, beauty, landscape and general photography.