p.1 #1Contax Zeiss 28mm Hollywood vs Olympus OM 28mm Zuiko
I've done a head-to-head comparison of these two well regarded lenses on my Sony NEX-5N.
Subject distance is at the MFD of the OM (which is a little further than the Hollywood). Shot on tripod with timer release, raw converted to TIFF in LR3 with all default settings (including sharpening) except for WB adjustment. Each photo was focused individually, which is important to prevent field curvature focusing errors. Each lens demonstrated slight decentering so the best edge from each was selected; for the OM the left, the Contaxt the right.
Summary: Contax has a slight advantage in the center but a significant advantage in edge/corners. Considering the price differential of these two lenses I think the OM performs very well.
p.1 #7Contax Zeiss 28mm Hollywood vs Olympus OM 28mm Zuiko
Thank you for the comparison, I suspected that contax was better but it is good to see some facts. As I have just won the late edition of Distagon 28 f2, I wonder if anyone has had a chance to compare it with the Hollywood version? Is the improvement noticeable?