01-06-2011, 01:28 PM
Actually I would say they are better than canon lenses. No one has anything close to the 12-60 with regards to optical quality. And the F2 zooms are better. This might be because of the smaller sensor - though olympus also made some very good lenses for the old om system and has a history in optical design (microscopes). Unfortunately the sensors is a real issue. Panasonic got a clue that for small sensor you should be making smaller cameras (micro-4/3) and the sensor in the GH2 is very good. Unfortunately the micro-4/3 lenses have been less interesting from an optical perspective. Olympus does a lot of nice work so I hope they stay in the camera business but wished they had done something other than 4/3.
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I just wanted to say that the 12-60 has really good resolution.
The best lenses of Olympus are easily on the level of Canon and Nikons best. For example the 150mm F2 or 300 2,8. I don't think that the Canon 600mm F4 is better compare to 300mm 2,8. Ok you have 1 stop less noise on a 12Megapixel FF, but I guess you can build better lenses on smaller sensors. FT needs only half the diameter for the same angle of view so there is room for better optics or even better F stops.
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[quote name='ecle' timestamp='1294313951' post='5367']
I just wanted to say that the 12-60 has really good resolution.
The best lenses of Olympus are easily on the level of Canon and Nikons best. For example the 150mm F2 or 300 2,8. I don't think that the Canon 600mm F4 is better compare to 300mm 2,8. Ok you have 1 stop less noise on a 12Megapixel FF, but I guess you can build better lenses on smaller sensors. FT needs only half the diameter for the same angle of view so there is room for better optics or even better F stops.
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