Originally Posted by
LabRat
I think most of the modern lenses were designed for pro use first, especially where something being shot in a studio depending on the object can have a different rendition, such as a ceramic figure an a hot white background, could photograph unsharp, so the lenses were tweaked to produce a harder, contrast effect to provide a slightly "sharpened" look that would match the look of different objects under a variety of pro conditions...
Older lenses have smoother transitions, but under studio conditions, different objects can photograph very differently, so the post 1960 lenses tended to have much higher contrast, greater apparent contrast, and more color saturation (but a way different look than older lenses)...
Steve K
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