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

Started Sep 28, 2018 | Discussions thread
pdelux Senior Member • Posts: 1,113
Re: If you go by numerical measurements...
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I think the lack of sharpness in the smaller apertures is a compromise to achieve the beautiful back ground blur and wide open performance. We know Olympus can make super sharp lenses, this lens uses a different philosophy. That being said it's still a very sharp lens at all FL but I guess doesn't improve exponentially as other lenses do when stopped down. Also I think the lower contrast adds to the the illusion it may be less sharp than it is. But I like the less contrasty images, if you post process many prefer a flatter image to work with, and contrast is easily fixed post or even in camera while shooting. I find my self reducing contrast in alot of images after applying the Olympus profiles in Lightroom.

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