I find the opposite, particularly on white balance; my Olympus is nearly always spot on (for my tastes anyway, I tend to favour slightly warm photos) whereas my Fuji often needed a lot of WB adjustment. Same with exposure, I'd regularly be altering it with my Fuji and getting the associated noise increase, not so the Olympus - maybe a tweak, but more often than not nothing is needed.
African Penguins by Ned Awty, on FlickrI have one and think it's great, I'm a strong advocate of a superzoom + prime for a lightweight travel kit. Obviously you have to deal with the slower apertures if, like me, you're used to the f/2.8 zooms but in all honest in decent light it isn't a bother and then for evenings (street markets etc) I just use the prime.
Here's a shot of some African penguins, a bit of a crop IIRC:
In fact all of this album was taken with it: https://www.flickr.com/photos/72341657@N02/albums/72157691219449502
45mm by ImageMaker, on Flickr
12-40Pro by ImageMaker, on Flickr
Thought I would try the 45mm Olympus as I keep reading it's a great lens for the money, now that depends how you perceive value. The 12-40 is obviously more expensive but you get a zoom and weather sealing, the results really surprised me, the prime is woeful in comparison so given the extra features of the 12-40 I will be returning the 45mm rather swiftly. Only area the 45mm wins in is the bokeh.
I've never found the 45mm woeful, but wide open it's not as sharp as the 12-40mm. But that's not surprising given the price point. It's not bad by any stretch and as you say you get more shallow DOF. I always liked the pop from the 45mm, gives a more 3d look imo.Thought I would try the 45mm Olympus as I keep reading it's a great lens for the money, now that depends how you perceive value. The 12-40 is obviously more expensive but you get a zoom and weather sealing, the results really surprised me, the prime is woeful in comparison so given the extra features of the 12-40 I will be returning the 45mm rather swiftly. Only area the 45mm wins in is the bokeh.
12-40 by ImageMaker, on Flickr
45 by ImageMaker, on Flickr
Ok new images with same ISO, Shutter Speed, Aperture.....as an example i'm looking at the logo's beneath the second number 6, to my eyes there's a big difference ?
Yeah i'm disappointed too, really wanted that better bokeh but I can't live with that lack of sharpness.
I'll have to bus it to Dublin City if I want to buy it, which is tempting me as it'll still be a good deal if I can haggle him down a little for having to travel. Also Dublin is a fantastic spot for testing a new lens
Ok new images with same ISO, Shutter Speed, Aperture.....as an example i'm looking at the logo's beneath the second number 6, to my eyes there's a big difference ?
Difficult one to assess properly as that text you are referring to is more exposed (probably as a result of the angle of shot) in the 45mm shot and so not as well defined. I wonder what it would look like if you dropped the exposure a touch in that area?Ok new images with same ISO, Shutter Speed, Aperture.....as an example i'm looking at the logo's beneath the second number 6, to my eyes there's a big difference ?
They both look softer there than flickr, but it's not saying they've been removed from flickr. However, the right image looks better there, which is the 12-40mm I think. However, the text on the bottom half was the other way around hence me questioning angle and focus point
Either way, not a lot in it
They both look softer there than flickr, but it's not saying they've been removed from flickr. However, the right image looks better there, which is the 12-40mm I think. However, the text on the bottom half was the other way around hence me questioning angle and focus point
Actually i've taken several images of different things and the results are the same, i'm not clogging up my flickr with endless samples to win a debate on here. My main point is if i'm spending an extra £209 I want as much of that £209 to be an improvement over what I can get from the 12-40. If it was clearly better but not by much then it's a case of diminishing returns on your investment but when it's not as good as you already have it goes back.
Agreed, the 45mm does give a different look and tbh that's far more important to me that absolute sharpness. Contrast, subject separation, bokeh rendering etc etc are what I look for now. Most modern lenses are sharp enough, especially with the advances in software that all you to sharpen up images better without artefacts.
Couple of packs of these maybe ?
Sadly that information has come a little to late
+1 agree with this - I would have switched straight off and removed the battery.
