If the Oly was exposed to match the Zeiss, I'd go for it, as it seems sharper.
Zeiss seems a bit soft, could just be a focus issue?
Really need to have 100% blowups to really compare sharpness.
And exposure seems to be the biggest difference to my eye.
I also have the Conan 50mm. I find critical focus the biggest challenge
with that lens, when AF is used, it has some variation.
Thanks for sharing the experiment. I still give thumbs up to late vintage Oly
mij.
WayneS
At 11/19/2011 02:02 PM, you wrote:
>You sure? I see about 1/2 stop exposure difference in favor of the
>Zeiss (which may or may not be an error) and a small difference in color
>but that's about it. I don't see any bragging rights anywhere.
>
>Chuck Norcutt
>
>
>On 11/19/2011 8:44 AM, Bob Whitmire wrote:
>> To my eye, admittedly not lingering too long in order to garner true first
>> opinion, the Zeiss, hands down.
>>
>> --Bob
>>
>>
>> On Nov 19, 2011, at 1:00 AM, Moose wrote:
>>
>>> While at Mike& Marnie's last month, there was a new Marnie floral
>>> composition to photograph. I took the opportunity to
>>> compare three different 50 mm focal length lenses.
>>>
>>> I've been curious for some time how the 50s Zeiss f2.8 TessarT might
>>> compare to later lenses. I can't do that on the 5D,
>>> as the Tessar interferes with the mirror, but now can do so on the 60D.
>>>
>>> Unfortunately, my Canon 50/1.8 AF lens is still in Montana, so only three
>>> lenses compared:
>>> <http://www.moosemystic.net/Gallery/tech/Lenses/50mm_lenses/50mmcomp.htm>
>>>
>>> Olympus Zuiko 50/1.8, final, miJ version
>>> Carl Zeiss Jena 50/2.8 Tessar T
>>> Tamron 28-300/3.5-6.3 A06
>>>
>>> They aren't quite the same focal lengths, the Zeiss longer than the Zuiko
>>> and the Tamron at what it thinks is 50mm quiet
>>> a bit shorter. I've scaled the Tammy up and the Zeiss down to match the
>>> Zuiko, but the perspectives are still slightly
>>> different.
>>>
>>> Not that much difference in bokeh, but lots of color, contrast, etc.
>>> differences.
>>>
>>> 50 MM Moose
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