Looking for a small pocketable m4/3 solution...

I agree Yannis should be looking for a m4/3's camera.

But to say the LX7  ain't nothin in anything but Perfect Light is total Trash from a Clueless Person.

f2toms wrote:

I agree Yannis should be looking for a m4/3's camera.

But to say the LX7 ain't nothin in anything but Perfect Light is total Trash from a Clueless Person.

Actually, the LX7 is not all that. I had one or two and wasn't impressed at all with the IQ. The Pentax MX-1 is much better, all around.

peppermonkey wrote:

mh2000 wrote:

Many people don't like these tests because they are all shot at f5.6, but that's the aperture I shoot most and the tests were for me. When I shoot wide aperture, sharpness, especially corner sharpness isn't my main concern.

Best!

PS Enjoy your new 14! Hope you got it for a good price. I got mine for $140 from Korea. If 14 was one of my preferred FL's I'm sure I would like it more and forgive its weaknesses more!

Thanks for your reply. Much obliged. I do actually like the 28mm, albeit, I would probably like 24mm (Oly 12mm) even more. Still, I would also like the small size of the 14mm. Many times I would bring my 14-45mm just for the 14mm. The 14mm would drastically save space.

As for your tests, that is odd. I have always thought the 14mm was optically better than the Oly 17mm 2.8. And the tests I have read also seems to say that as well. Course it could be sample variatoin. Then again, the differences in your photos are minute and wouldn't notice unless you are to pixel peek or do some drastic cropping so I guess I wouldn't mind too much (specially since i have seen many awesome shots with the 17mm 2.8).

Any how, thanks again for the tests. Very much appreciated And yes, if you like the 17mm FL more and the 17mm also seems to be optically better, I would surely pick the 17mm over the 14mm. Although, personally, I think I like both FL's equally

Thanks! I've compared my sample with two friends who also own the lens and they are all about the same. Corners aren't completely biting sharp, but are really acceptable. One thing I should note, the 14 is a really nicely designed tiny lens! Fast focusing and very compact! Feels nicer on the camera than the still nice little 17/2.8. I think the confusion regarding how good the 14 is comes from people mostly looking at wide open performance when comparing the two lenses. I've never shot the 14 wide open, but with respect to the 17, when I've shot it wide open, the type of shots I take lose DOF in the corners before any lack of sharpness has been seen.

I had really hoped that a dirt cheap and respectable 25mm f2.8 pancake lens would have been offered because I like shooting these little pancakes, even if not providing the pinnacle of performance.

Enjoy all the lenses you buy and have fun shooting!