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Sharpness comparison, X 45-175 vs G 45-200

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SamKnopf

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A bit surprising about the corners at 45mm

In reply to Jogger, Dec 13, 2011

I have always found the corners at 45mm on my 45-200 to be very sharp, and reviewers have found not much difference in the resolution at the centre compared to the corners. It's at the long end that it gets a bit soft.

Jogger wrote:

i dont get the point of these professional "x" lenses if they are not going to be significantly better than the consumer lenses... the 14-42x is even worse than the kit lens. makes no sense.

Fredrik Glckner wrote:

I have tried to do some systematic comparisons of the image quality of the older Lumix G 45-200mm and the newer Lumix X 45-175mm lenses. Based on my tests, the newer lens appears to be better.

The are comparable in the image centre at 45mm, but the newer lens is better in the corners. At full tele, I think the newer lens is somewhat better, but I suppose that is open for discussion.

More details here:

http://m43photo.blogspot.com/2011/12/sharpness-of-lumix-g-45-200mm-and-lumix.html

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Sharpness comparison, X 45-175 vs G 45-200	Fredrik Glckner	Dec 13, 2011
Re: Sharpness comparison, X 45-175 vs G 45-200	Jogger	Dec 13, 2011
A bit surprising about the corners at 45mm	SamKnopf	Dec 13, 2011
Re: Sharpness comparison, X 45-175 vs G 45-200	Fredrik Glckner	Dec 14, 2011
Re: Sharpness comparison, X 45-175 vs G 45-200	iano	Dec 14, 2011
Re: Sharpness comparison, X 45-175 vs G 45-200	onlooker	Dec 15, 2011
Re: Sharpness comparison, X 45-175 vs G 45-200	jeffharris	Dec 14, 2011
Re: Sharpness comparison, X 45-175 vs G 45-200	Kristi Guin	Dec 15, 2011
Re: Sharpness comparison, X 45-175 vs G 45-200	amtberg	Dec 14, 2011
Re: Sharpness comparison, X 45-175 vs G 45-200	Fredrik Glckner	Dec 14, 2011
Re: Sharpness comparison, X 45-175 vs G 45-200	tt321	Dec 14, 2011
Re: Sharpness comparison, X 45-175 vs G 45-200	amtberg	Dec 14, 2011
Re: Sharpness comparison, X 45-175 vs G 45-200	Kolen	Dec 14, 2011
Thank you	BigBarney	Dec 14, 2011
Re: Thank you	Setter Dog	Dec 14, 2011
Re: Thank you	Fredrik Glckner	Dec 14, 2011
Another opinion	Surefoot	Dec 14, 2011
Re: Thank you	Fredrik Glckner	Dec 14, 2011
Re: Sharpness comparison, X 45-175 vs G 45-200	Gtam	Dec 14, 2011
Re: Sharpness comparison, X 45-175 vs G 45-200	Setter Dog	Dec 15, 2011
Re: Sharpness comparison, X 45-175 vs G 45-200	Surefoot	Dec 15, 2011
Re: Sharpness comparison, X 45-175 vs G 45-200	keith1200rs	Dec 15, 2011
Re: Sharpness comparison, X 45-175 vs G 45-200	Setter Dog	Dec 15, 2011
Re: Sharpness comparison, X 45-175 vs G 45-200	keith1200rs	Dec 15, 2011
Re: Sharpness comparison, X 45-175 vs G 45-200	Setter Dog	Dec 15, 2011
Re: Sharpness comparison, X 45-175 vs G 45-200	keith1200rs	Dec 15, 2011
Re: Sharpness comparison, X 45-175 vs G 45-200	Setter Dog	Dec 15, 2011
Re: Sharpness comparison, X 45-175 vs G 45-200	Tony Rogers	Dec 15, 2011
Re: Sharpness comparison, X 45-175 vs G 45-200	keith1200rs	Dec 15, 2011
Re: Sharpness comparison, X 45-175 vs G 45-200	keith1200rs	Dec 19, 2011
Re: Sharpness comparison, X 45-175 vs G 45-200	Setter Dog	Dec 19, 2011
Worthless test....	Bob Meyer	Dec 15, 2011
Bob, I'm afraid I must disagree	Hen3ry	Dec 15, 2011
Re: Sharpness comparison, X 45-175 vs G 45-200	Fredrik Glckner	Dec 17, 2011
Re: Sharpness comparison, X 45-175 vs G 45-200	Ulfric M Douglas	Dec 19, 2011
Re: Sharpness comparison, X 45-175 vs G 45-200	Fredrik Glckner	Dec 20, 2011
Re: Sharpness comparison, X 45-175 vs G 45-200	kenw	Dec 20, 2011

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