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GX85+14-45 vs E-P5+14-42(ii r) comparison

Started Dec 30, 2019 | Discussions thread
OP Boss of Sony Senior Member • Posts: 2,425
Re: GX85+14-45 vs E-P5+14-42(ii r) comparison

Boss of Sony wrote:

This is just for fun. GX85 with a very old Panasonic 14-45mm kit lens vs E-P5 with the Olympus 14-42mm ii kit lens. I shot both lenses at their wide and long ends, then also tried each lens on the other body to see if there are any impacts on IQ from using a different body. All settings were as standard as I could manage, with sharpness and noise reduction set to zero on both cameras (I think; not completely familiar with Olympus menus), and ISO 100. I focused on the white building in the centre. I tried to make exposure about the same.

First the Olympus E-P5 shots using both lenses:

sorry, here are the Olympus shots. With the 14-45mm lens:

With the 14-42mm lens:

Then GX85 shots using both lenses:

My conclusion is that the Panasonic 14-45mm is the sharper lens at both ends, although the Olympus 14-42 is not too bad at the wide lens, and that both lenses seem slightly sharper on the Panasonic body (although this is subjective and there is not much in it). And the Olympus colours are slightly nicer.

To turn NR off on the E-P5, I went to the custom menu, then Exp/.../ISO, then Noise Reduction: off. I assume this is the way to do it?

 Boss of Sony's gear list:Boss of Sony's gear list
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1 Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX85 Panasonic Lumix G Vario 14-45mm F3.5-5.6 ASPH OIS Olympus M.Zuiko ED 75-300mm 1:4.8-6.7 II Olympus 9mm F8 Fish-Eye Body Cap Lens
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