Dead Branch'eh
Enlarger lenses are curious creatures. They are made to be as sharp and to have as neutral colours as possible. No coating either. At the end you do not want that your enlarger spoil that photo made with your very special lens or change its character.
Does that make them boring. Well, yes and no. Typically, they are made to perform at its peak on certain distance from the photographic paper. Not at infinity range. So ween used at that peak distance they produce very sharp and clean images. Not overly contrast. Enlarger lenses are also usually slow or very slow. That makes them not a good candidate for bokeh photos or portrait lenses. In fact, they are often see not good for anything other than macro photography. And yes, you may get yourself an excellent macro for a fraction of dedicated macro lens. But, with a lot of patience and try and error those lenses may surprise at all situations.
This Tominon 75mm f4.5 is no exception. There is nothing inherently flashy in it. But it may be gentle with the background and pop the edges if we come to a right distance.
Dead Branch'eh
Enlarger lenses are curious creatures. They are made to be as sharp and to have as neutral colours as possible. No coating either. At the end you do not want that your enlarger spoil that photo made with your very special lens or change its character.
Does that make them boring. Well, yes and no. Typically, they are made to perform at its peak on certain distance from the photographic paper. Not at infinity range. So ween used at that peak distance they produce very sharp and clean images. Not overly contrast. Enlarger lenses are also usually slow or very slow. That makes them not a good candidate for bokeh photos or portrait lenses. In fact, they are often see not good for anything other than macro photography. And yes, you may get yourself an excellent macro for a fraction of dedicated macro lens. But, with a lot of patience and try and error those lenses may surprise at all situations.
This Tominon 75mm f4.5 is no exception. There is nothing inherently flashy in it. But it may be gentle with the background and pop the edges if we come to a right distance.