02-11-2013, 07:38 AM
Potka comparing the general performance of the 2 lenses:
"As can be seen 60mm lens is slightly better at f/2.8 but loses to 50mm starting from f/5.6." Also "actually 60mm lens has better contrast than 50mm lens, whose contrast is relatively low by latest standard."
On the Macro performance:
"we see here the very same behaviour as earlier, only now the new 60 mm lens is sharper than the 50mm lens for almost over all of the best aperture range. As said, I have no head to head comparison images to show but in macro area this is actually true over the whole image, not just central area. Beyond f/8 diffraction hits both lenses and again the 60mm lens suffers more and faster."
The M.Zuiko seems to suffer in the corners according to Potka but else it is simply pretty darn good.
"As can be seen 60mm lens is slightly better at f/2.8 but loses to 50mm starting from f/5.6." Also "actually 60mm lens has better contrast than 50mm lens, whose contrast is relatively low by latest standard."
On the Macro performance:
"we see here the very same behaviour as earlier, only now the new 60 mm lens is sharper than the 50mm lens for almost over all of the best aperture range. As said, I have no head to head comparison images to show but in macro area this is actually true over the whole image, not just central area. Beyond f/8 diffraction hits both lenses and again the 60mm lens suffers more and faster."
The M.Zuiko seems to suffer in the corners according to Potka but else it is simply pretty darn good.