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Re: [OM] Zooms at Dawn - the 50mm shootout - Teaser

Subject: Re: [OM] Zooms at Dawn - the 50mm shootout - Teaser
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:32:03 -0400
I dunno which is which but #1 most certainly seems to be set at 100mm or 
else was only half the distance of the others.  I think you need a full 
frame camera to test those 50s and the 35-80.

Chuck Norcutt


Ken Norton wrote:
> A couple of us got together on Saturday morning to do a little lens testing.
> We tested the 50/1.4, 50/1.8, 50/3.5, 35-80/2.8, 14-54, 12-60 and 50-200 all
> at 50mm. We did sharpness tests at every aperture as well as a quick-n-dirty
> bokeh test. We didn't have a DZ 50/2 otherwise we'd have tested that too.
> 
> The preliminary results are a bit jaw-dropping. It's one of those tests that
> I've been meaning to do for a long time, but we finally got around to it. We
> used an E-3 to do the test as my E-1's lower resolution made all the lenses
> at all apertures look about the same. Exact same settings and procedures
> were used for all lenses.
> 
> Anyway, through the week, I'll be working on the full article, but I wanted
> to toss up a teaser on the www.zone-10.com website.
> 
> http://zone-10.com/cmsm/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=504&Itemid=1
> 
> AG
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