Micro Four Thirds Wide Angle Lenses SHARPNESS Test (Totally Not Scientific...)

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 ม.ค. 2025

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  • @Gary_W
    @Gary_W  2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Some notes: All pictures were shot RAW, then converted with the same preset to JPEG using Lightroom. There's no increased sharpness added in Lightroom.
    Feel free to jump to any part of this video!
    00:00 Start
    00:16 Introduction
    02:34 9mm Test
    05:34 12mm Test
    08:14 14mm Test
    12:16 18mm Test
    14:36 Summary

  • @edwin_ac
    @edwin_ac 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Appreciate your comparison Gary. I just want to share an observation on M43 wide angle lenses. I had a Panasonic 7-14mm f4 before. And I also had a Fuji 10-24mm f4 (mark i). They're practically similar in terms of 35mm equivalence. But what surprised me is the sharpness of the Panasonic 7-14mm. I expected the Fuji 10-24 will have better sharpness since it has a bigger sensor (APS-C), but to my surprise the Panasonic 7-14mm is sharper.

    • @Gary_W
      @Gary_W  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you Edwin for sharing. Wow that's great to hear, I used to have the 7-14mm as well and my impression was that it was also really sharp. If I still have that lens, I would surely test it against the PL8-18mm 😁

  • @willardkennedy6021
    @willardkennedy6021 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks for the video. I have often hestitated to use the 14-140 but your video is changing my mind. Wish you had the new Leica / Lumix 9mm. I bought it just before going to the UK for a month and absolutely loved it.

    • @Gary_W
      @Gary_W  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you for the comment! Same with you, this test changed my thoughts on the already fantastic 14-140, I'm now more confident using it in many different scenarios. I agree, I should also test the Leica 9mm, I am still waiting for a cheap used one to appear in any online shop 😁

  • @pikaminotu
    @pikaminotu 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Looking forward to seeing the next video. Thanks for this compactions

    • @Gary_W
      @Gary_W  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you for the comment! I will make the new test soon! Stay tuned 😁

  • @daledude78
    @daledude78 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for the video, I think the aperture setting for each comparison would have been also useful and state that the ISO value was constant throughout the tests.
    Surprised how well the 14-140mm did.
    In good light, all of these lenses are pretty good, I think in low light the differences will make it become clearer.

    • @Gary_W
      @Gary_W  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello Dale, thank you for the comment. Yes I forgot to mention it in my video, but all of them were shot at f/5.6. I am also surprised with the 14-140 to be honest, before I did the test I didn't have any high hopes for the 14-140 regarding sharpness, but now I am more confident to use it for more critical shots.
      Yes, in lower light, or in certain lighting conditions, the difference in sharpness is more apparent. On my product photography test using studio lights, the differences between the lenses were more dramatic. I will try to make the next test better than this one. Cheers 😁

  • @normstangl3499
    @normstangl3499 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    If you punch up the contrast of the Olympus 9-18 mm lens would the perceived sharpness improve to the point that it sharpness may appear similar to the other lenses?

    • @Gary_W
      @Gary_W  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      To be really honest, if you don't pixel peep to 200% or 300% like what I did in the video, the 9-18mm looks just fine and plenty sharp. Raising the contrast will definitely improve the perceived sharpness when you don't pixel peep, and certainly the image will look more pleasing and punchy. I used the 9-18mm extensively a few years ago in New Zealand for landscape and scenery photography, it performed wonderfully and I'd definitely take that lens again for future trip if I need lightweight ultra wide angle lens. 😁

  • @vaidehiarts
    @vaidehiarts 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for the test! I think the Oly 9-18 has been one of the nicest MFT lenses I owned. In Canon EF, I have the 10-18. It's another fantastic lens

    • @Gary_W
      @Gary_W  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Totally agree, I used the 9-18mm extensively in New Zealand a few years ago as my wide angle landscape lens, and it performed really well. Some of my favorite images were taken using that lens (the thumbnail background picture is one of them!) 😁

    • @vaidehiarts
      @vaidehiarts 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Gary_W Nice! Looks very crispy :)

  • @soundknight
    @soundknight ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When you go to 300% crop you aren't testing the lens resolution as much as you are testing the sensor and computer resolution, it's quite pointless.

    • @Gary_W
      @Gary_W  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you for the point, I will keep it in mind for future tests!

  • @soundknight
    @soundknight ปีที่แล้ว

    12-35 has very micro contrast, makes the watch dial pop.

    • @Gary_W
      @Gary_W  ปีที่แล้ว

      It sure does, I miss my 12-35, such a special lens!

  • @bpcs63
    @bpcs63 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    At f5.6, and especially f8.0, lenses generally all look similarly sharp... although the 9-18 is wide open at f5.6, so would improve a touch at f8.0 on the periphery. Premium lenses, like the two Panaleicas, will usually be best about half to one stop down. Point is, there are specific apertures for all lenses where they are sharpest... and that's when differences can be seen the most. But your video is great at showing that sharpness is usually over rated... pixel peeping can be fun to find tiny sharpness differences, but usually it's immaterial to the photo. Almost all lenses these days, will be sharp enough and as you say, other aspects of the photo are much more important... usually... sometimes for aspects like feather detail in bird photography, or detail in macro, it can be very important.
    Also, using the great lens profiles in DXO Photolab, my 14-140 "lifts" most compared to "better" lenses... a good RAW processor means that even marginal lenses become "good enough". Thanks for your "practical" video!

    • @Gary_W
      @Gary_W  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you for the comment! I agree with what you said, most lenses are already sharp, it's just one small component of a picture, there are still lots of other components that will make a picture look great besides sharpness. Cheers 😁

  • @JalanKesini
    @JalanKesini 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Kepikiran ngetes Lumix 9mm f1.7 ga sih 😁

    • @Gary_W
      @Gary_W  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bener kak, belum beli nih kak nunggu kalau ada yang bekas dan murah 😁

  • @RobertLeeAtYT
    @RobertLeeAtYT 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The slightly better sharpness of the Panasonic lenses may well be because you're shooting them on a Panasonic body. The camera corrects impairments like chromatic aberration, barrel distortions and others for lenses it recognizes. This is even done to RAW files. So it's not surprising the Olympus lens ranked last in the series.
    If you have an Olympus body, it'd be interesting to redo the test with these same set of lenses on the Oly camera. The take-away may well be that all else equal - pair the body to the same branded lenses.
    Anyhow, this is all nit picky and interesting only in a gear head kind of way. I shoot a GX85 and a G9 (and a GX-1 for that matter) with all sort of lens makes. For the most part, the modern lenses are differentiated for image making only at the margins, e.g., wide open. They're all useful.

    • @Gary_W
      @Gary_W  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you for sharing your thoughts. I agree, in regards of contrast, chromatic aberration, distortion, the Panasonic bodies will correct Panasonic lenses. But if I'm not mistaken, the sharpness is not corrected, and at least on my next test (hopefully I will upload it next week) there are some Olympus lenses that has amazing sharpness without correction. 😁
      Yes, sharpness is not what makes or breaks an image, it's just one small component of what makes an image look great. There are still many other important components beside sharpness. Cheers 😁