[Leica] IMG: M8 vs. OM-D, real people pictures

[pklein at threshinc.com (Peter Klein)]

Glad you found this useful, Bob (and Ric too!).

Life is a series of trade-offs, and so are cameras. :-)  I remember when 
the M8 came out people were complaining that the crop factor would ruin 
everything. It never bothered me, I just stuck a 35 on it and shot it 
like I'd shot a 50 on film. Yes, with micro 4/3 you lose more of that 3D 
effect, but you also gain some telephoto possibilities you could only 
dream of with full frame.

One of the reasons I picked up the 45/1.8 was that I like the 90mm 
equivalent length. Plus, it's fast enough that I can get DOF effects 
much like a 50. That has some intriguing possibilities. Not to mention 
using my 100 and 135mm OM lenses and my 90 Summicron as fast, 
stabilized, long telephotos.

--Peter


Bob Adler wrote:
 > Thanks for posting these and for your analysis Peter.
 > The biggest difference, IMO, is the background. There really isn't that
 > much out of focus with the OM; no softness or feeling of depth. Wide open
 > on the OM looks like f/4 on many of my M9 shots.
 > Again, thanks for taking the time to put this together. I don't often get
 > into these discussions, but your images affirm my opinion that the 
smaller
 > the sensor, the less control one has with the image with aperture 
changes.
 > Best,
 > Bob
 >
 > On Fri, Dec 28, 2012 at 8:55 PM, Peter Klein <pklein at 
threshinc.com> wrote:
 >
 > > The following is unscientific, but probably useful.  These pictures 
were
 > > shot at the same house, in the same general situation (festive 
occasions),
 > > with much the same lighting, some of the same people, and too much 
food.
 > > The difference is that the first picture of each pair below was 
taken with
 > > a Leica M8 and 35/1.4 Summilux ASPH at ISO 640.  The second picture 
of each
 > > pair (Christmas Eve this year) was taken with an OM-D E-M5 and a 
Panasonic
 > > 20/1.7 at ISO 3200. Each pair was taken at roughly the same place, 
and so
 > > has similar lighting unless the bulbs were changed to something 
different
 > > in between the pictures.
 > >