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Re: [OM] Still in shock about ZD 35-100 performance

Subject: Re: [OM] Still in shock about ZD 35-100 performance
From: "philippe.amard" <philippe.amard@xxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2012 00:04:19 +0200
WOW!

Amitiés
Speechless Philippe


Le 16 août 12 à 23:58, Dawid Loubser a écrit :

> Guys, this is *insane* - do you have any idea how good the Zuiko  
> Digital
> 35-100 is? Coupled with the RAW files of the E-5, and RawTherapee, the
> resolution and complete and utter lack of aberrations across the frame
> at any aperture is really quite something.
>
> I just can't get to liking the blobby design and huge size of this
> stuff, but my... the output is very impressive.
>
>
> At f/2.0 - this blows my mind:
> http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/229/5/b/zd_35_100_performance_at_f2_by_philosomatographer-d5bgcx7.jpg
> (this is a zoom lens at f/2.0... look at the micro-contrast. Is it  
> even
> possible?)
>
> At f/4.0 - almost foveon-like:
> http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/229/6/8/zd_35_100_performance_at_f4_by_philosomatographer-d5bgd2x.jpg
> (I have seen Zeiss primes on a Nikon D3X, and the overall image detail
> is simply not better)
>
> I can't believe "good light" shooters were never falling over their  
> feet
> getting into this system. Well, I guess the E-5 was too little too  
> late,
> but still - these lenses have a *lot* more left in them, and I hope a
> sensor with better dynamic range / less noise makes its way into an
> E-system SLR body - one last time.
>
> Oh, right... You guys probably want to see some real images
> (pixel-peeping is for amateurs)?  Here are a couple:
>
> http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/219/3/d/fairy_slides_by_philosomatographer-d5a4at0.jpg
> (35-100 @ 93mm, f/2.0)
>
> http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/219/4/7/sunset_twinkle_by_philosomatographer-d5a4an9.jpg
> (7-14 @ 14mm, f/4.0)
>
> http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/219/c/7/it__s_coming_by_philosomatographer-d5a4akq.jpg
> (35-100 @ 100mm, f/2.0)
>
> http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/219/3/a/writhing_in_the_garden_by_philosomatographer-d5a4aci.jpg
> (35-100 @ 38mm, f/2.0)
>
> http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/219/c/2/slave_to_the_device_by_philosomatographer-d5a4a9w.jpg
> (7-14 @ 7mm, f/4.0)
>
> regards,
> Dawid
>
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