On 6/23/2017 4:59 PM, Michael Gordon via olympus wrote:
TM writes;
Here's a closer look at the flowers.
<http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=22100> Focus stack taken with
PLeica 12-60 @ 50 mm.
Hmm,
Perhaps one might infer the PL has a leg up on the 12-100? So how is the
contest going?
Who knows?
They are both outstanding lenses. The above image, both full screen and at 100%, is spectacular, with wonderful detail
and a real 3D look.
Both were designed to give a longer, but slower zoom range than their f2.8
'normal' zooms. But they are so different.
I always like more reach. 100 is a lot more than 60 mm, and there's no gap to
the 100-400.
But then, I like close focus. The difference between 0.27x and 0.3 x is nothing - BUT - on the PL, that's at 60 mm, and
on the M.Z, it's at 12 mm. The PL has some working distance, 5 1/8" (130.4 mm), based on published CF and measured
length @ 60 mm. The Oly has all of 1.3" (33.5 mm), and the depth of the long petals of the hood is 1.13". Perspective
will be different, too.
I already know that in the field, this is a serious difference in usability. But then, in the serious kit, I carry
achromatic C-U lens(es), and the one that fits the 100-400 fits the 12-100, too. (Which gives an idea of the diameter of
the 12-100.)
I'd like the added IS with the Oly synced to the body.
f2.8 @ 12 mm is almost fast enough to skip a prime, but f4 isn't. Might the Oly require a 12/2.0 companion for the dim,
where the PL might not?
Might the PL have purple fringes around small, bright spots? Gone in some Panny
primes by f2.8.
So, on those points, the Oly might win. And I think it should, of only for the reach. But it feels so different on the
camera than the PL. Reach out and pick from above, by body and lens, and it feels natural; pick up camera with 12-100,
and it feels heavy, bloated, awkward. It really is a monster by comparison. <http://j.mp/2t5CfxG> I do carry the 100-400
around, but that's somehow a different kettle of fish for me.
I think it's head for the Oly, heart for the PLeica. (Does styling count? I
prefer the PL.)
I bet I don't have a winner until Sept., if then.
Befuddled Moose
AKA
Embarrassment of Riches Moose
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