Ok, so tons o test images between my 4 50s. Testing the new Nikon 50/1.4, the Nikon 50/1.8S, the Sony 50mm f/1.2 GM, and the Voigtlander 50mm f/2 APO-Lanthar.
First - here's the full scene wide open for each lens. Focus point is around 1m away.
Nikon Z 50mm f/1.4 @ f/1.4:
Nikon Z 50mm f/1.8 S @ f/1.8:
Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM @ f/1.2:
Voigtlander 50mm f/2 APO-Lanthar @ f/2:
From this, we can see overall rendering, and I don't think there's anything especially noteworthy except that the 50 GM is simply gorgeous.
OK, on to sharpness crops. These are 100% crops - for the most part they will probably shrink in the browser, so if you want to really pixel peep, you may need to right click and open the image in a new tab and zoom in.
First all the lenses at their maximum aperture in the center of the image:
Now, the two fastest lenses at f/1.4:
All lenses at f/2:
And f/2.8:
Finally f/4:
So, the 50/1.4 is the softest of the 4, but still shows pretty good resolution wide open...the other lenses, especially the GM and Voigtlander, are very sharp from their maximum aperture. All lenses are very good stopped down, but the 50/1.4 lags a little until around f/2.8. Still very good at f/2, and very close (but slightly behind) at f/2.8 and f/4. I have no complaints about any of the lenses in the center part of the frame.
Sep 27, 2024 at 06:03 PM
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