R5 and RF 50 1.2 compared to Leica SL2 with the APO Summicron-SL 50mm
I had taken the R5 with the RF 50 1.2 and the Leica SL2 with the APO Summicron-SL 50mm out yesterday to compare the setups. These were both taken on a tripod, electronic shutter, timer on shutter, manual focus, 100 ISO and auto white balance. I tried to match exposures but ended up having to bring the exposure of the R5 image up +0.20 in Lightroom and brought the shadows up slightly to get the exposures close. I was trying to get them even in the histograms but I was slightly off plus the T stops of the lenses may be different.
Both were taken at f/2.0. It looks like one may either be longer/shorter than a true 50mm being that I didn't move my tripod between shots.
I'm not going to give my opinions as I value both systems for their respective strengths. Plus, these are compressed jpegs, so not the best comparisons. If anyone who is better with Lightroom or Photoshop wants the RAW files to play with send me a PM and I'll gladly put them in a dropbox folder and share the link.
What I will say, though, is that I would be very happy with either one of these cameras. I'm lucky to own them both, but the SL2 is not a great choice for trying to get critical focus in situations where I'm taking candids and trying to get shots quickly, as the continuous autofocus is well behind that of the R5.
Dec 13, 2020 at 09:34 PM
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