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Pany 42.5mm f/1.2 vs Oly 25mm f/1.2

Started Sep 28, 2018 | Discussions thread
Adielle
Adielle Senior Member • Posts: 1,754
Re: Pany 42.5mm f/1.2 vs Oly 25mm f/1.2

rueil wrote:

I have both. The Panasonic 42.5 is a whole lot sharper than the Olympus 25 Pro.

The Olympus 25 has ok sharpness at f/1.2 but does not improve much by stopping down. It is not good at infinity focus either. I think the Olympus 25 is my worst landscape lens as all my other lenses (m43) seems sharper stopped down at infinity focus.

The 25 Pro is a disappointment. It has low contrast and is not particularly sharp.
It does have nice rendering and build quality, but you would expect so considering the price.

Good to see that I'm not alone in thinking that. That's what I've seen, mostly not great contrast and pretty "flat"-looking images (probably related to the very high number of lens elements), and especially the center sharpness seemed usable but not nearly as good as that of the DG 25mm f1.4, despite reviews saying it's sharp. For such a large size, heavy weight and high price, I would have expected something much nicer. I think the Panasonic f1.4 25mm lens is a much, much better lens overall, despite the higher vignetting at highest apertures.

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