It was the first reasonably sharp over a wide field (about 45 at f/11 and 50 at f/16) lens.
My own preference is for something affordable and small enough to take with me everywhere, with a good sharp lens.
However, to take full advantage of the exceptionally sharp lens of the Rollei 35, a precise range adjustment was desirable.
"Kids have a very sharp lens on sincerity," he said.
It tends to be worst with the sharpest lenses.
"This is an extremely sharp lens, at all three tested focal lengths."
In principle this approach allows the E-5 to capture more fine detail than cameras with similar resolution (when used with sufficiently sharp lenses).
As one listener put it, "It's like looking at the music through a clear, sharp lens."
With fast black and white films and sharp lenses, he was able to photograph almost by stealth to capture the events.
It is considered one of the sharpest lenses ever made by Nikon.