Not that high Imatest results, surpisingly, for non-macro distances.
Kaa
As he said, you can't compare that test with others they've performed...it's a different test with a different chart. The same 45 macro that tested in the low 700s on that test scored like 1045 on the standard Imatest, so you can sort of infer that the 60 would be in that range there too.
I couldn't compare corner crops on this shot because when moving the camera for the different FOV, there was a very, very slight difference in the angle of the camera. It's extremely slight, but it's such that in one corner, the Oly 60 is slightly better, while in the opposite corner, the Leica 45 is slightly better. Looking at general sharpness, they are essentially identical at 1:1 at this aperture. Maybe a slight edge to the Oly, but it could be down to very very minute differences in focus at this level of magnification. One note, when slightly OOF, the Leica gets a very slight purple hue to the edge while the Oly remains aberration free.
This is further back, close, but outside the macro range (about .6m on the Oly).
Center resolution is a toss up, but in the extreme corner, the Oly is a little bit better. These were done with autofocus, with the focus point on the chip.
I also tested the Oly 75 at this distance and it was very good, but since the 75 was very close to MFD, while the macros are more or less in their wheelhouse here, the macros bested the 75 at this focus distance in the center. The 75 was better than the 45 in the corner, but not quite as good as the 60. I'll test the 60 v the 75 at longer distances, say 1m and even further out later on.
So. Yeah. This is the first lens I bought the day it was available, and man, this is a wonderful little lens. I'm so in love. I took it hiking today and yesterday and only snapped a few pics along the way, but I already love it so much. Who would have thought I'd actually invest in a second system? Not me, but here I am.
Sorry work has been crazy. Here are a couple i snapped with iPhone real quick. I hope to get out of work early enough to start shooting and testing it.
Yakim Peled wrote:
But I guess working distance is different, right? About 10cm vs. 15cm?
Happy shooting,
Yakim.
I was referring to how it feels to use and the quality of the images....but....
Working distance is interesting to calculate here because of the different formats.
When both are at 1:1, the Oly 60 has a working distance of 8.7 cm (18.8 cm MFD - 8.2cm length - 1.9 cm flange distance), while the Canon 100 has a working distance of 13.8 cm (30.5 cm MFD - 12.3cm length - 4.4cm flange distance)
However, when doing this, the Oly shot is framed twice as tight as the Canon 100 on full frame. (since a 1:1 shot on m4/3 is equivalent in framing to a 2:1 shot on full frame...some seriously tiny objects here).
For the same framing, (as 1:1 on the Canon), the Oly 60 will have a working distance of 27.5 cm...or significantly more than the Canon 100. (37.6 cm focus distance - 8.2cm length - 1.9 cm flange distance).
