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Pana 12mm f1.4 vs Oly 12mm f2 sharpness?

Started Oct 1, 2016 | Questions
anthonycwmak New Member • Posts: 3
Pana 12mm f1.4 vs Oly 12mm f2 sharpness?

How much sharper would one of the following lens over the other if one pixel peep?

- Pana 12mm f1.4

- Oly 12mm f2

Would love to get some advice from real life usage.

DeepSilence
DeepSilence Regular Member • Posts: 164
Re: Pana 12mm f1.4 vs Oly 12mm f2 sharpness?
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Pikme Senior Member • Posts: 2,176
Re: Pana 12mm f1.4 vs Oly 12mm f2 sharpness?
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Just do a search of reviews for the Pana 12mm f1.4, as most include comparisons with the Olympus 12mm f2.  Most seem to say the Pana is sharper wide open, but the two lenses are similar by f4 and thereafter.

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Bhima78 Senior Member • Posts: 2,850
Cameralabs did this awhile ago
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anthonycwmak wrote:

How much sharper would one of the following lens over the other if one pixel peep?

- Pana 12mm f1.4

- Oly 12mm f2

Would love to get some advice from real life usage.

Gordon did this comparison a bit ago. Its clear the PL is much sharper in the corners than the Oly. But its also at least twice as expensive and much larger:

http://www.cameralabs.com/reviews/Panasonic_Leica_DG_Summilux_12mm_f1-4_H-X012/sharpness.shtml

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