Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/06/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It's a 14mm F2 (28mm equivalent blah blah blah) Super Angulon! Interesting indeed. On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 2:13 AM, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com>wrote: > As some may know, I use an E-3 for event work. Still works wonder what I > use it for. I don't do much event stuff now and I don't do tele/macro in > general, so most of the time it's either the M9 or the XPan for me. > > The Oly glass has always gotten high mark, the SHG line compares well with > the best from Nikon/Canon, may not be as good as a Leica, but they are no > slouch. > > The Achilles Heel had been the sensor, and although for my work, even the > "ancient" E-3 is good enough, it pales in comparison with the current > generation of sensors. > > But the OM-D E-M5 is changing that. Whatever Olympus is doing, it's doing > it quite well. From real life tests and DXO computer tests, the tiny m4/3 > sensor is as good as even APS-C sensor of its price class. And it has 5 > axis in body IS. Excellent AF, and clean ISO 3200. > > The latest news? Schneider, another storied name in optical design, is > releasing a fast wide angle prime for the m4/3. > > I have a 13x19" print from Ctein, using an older generation of the m4/3 > camera, the "ancient" ELP1 (which one can pick one up now for less than > $330) that looks as sharp as anything. Ctein knows how to post process and > print, that's for sure. > > I won't be buying either an X-Pro-1 or an E-M5, but it would be > interesting to see what shows up in X-Pro-2 or E-M7... > > -- > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > > > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>