I did some tests of these two camera / lens combinations and also took them out together to see what they came up with.
Below are a series of tests of the different cameras taking the same picture. If you click through to flickr there are larger sizes available.
In terms of results I prefer the Fuji every time. They are sharper, less noisy and I prefer the "punchier" colour.
Its not as though the Olympus / Zeiss combination is bad, thats certainly not the case, its much more about how good the Fuji X100 results are. Really very impressive indeed, yet again. If Fuji ever decide to come up with an interchangeable lens version of the X100, with the optical viewfinder adjusting to the different lenses then, assuming those lenses are the same quality, it could prove to be the ultimate Compact System Camera.
By the end of my "test" outing, I decided to use the Fuji exclusively, as I was missing shots by manually focusing the Zeiss. I decided to make the images black and white as it suited the content and the light.
So the X100 proves just how good it is yet again. I think the Olympus / Zeiss combination still wins the beauty contest though!!
The first image I looked at was the image with the boat and the bridge... Fuji has indeed punchier colors but take a look at the water near the banks of the canal... there is obviously more noise in Fuji version... Maybe it is a Flickr's compression I dont't konw. I have to trust your judgement.
ReplyDeleteAnyway the camera is twice as expensive as Olympus. What makes me angry at MFT is lack of really high quality AF and video optimized lenses (as I started to learn video with my GH2). I start using legacy lenses.... I started my photography adventure with manual camera but manual focusing is a bit annoying nowadays.
What do you think.. is an end of MFT system near?... It seems like quality unfortunatelly is not there.
I wondered if anyone would notice. The Fuji shot is taken at ISO 640 and the Olympus at ISO 200.
ReplyDeleteI think m4/3 will survive. I've done a comparison with the 20mm f/1.7 which is coming tomorrow and thats a lot closer.
I hope it will survive too :)
ReplyDeleteCurious about GH2 vs X100 comparison and your conclusion.
I've also noticed that differences in lens quality are seen more clearly with GH2 then with my old G1.
I'm waiting now for Konica Hexanon 50mm f/1.7 arrival. It is famous for its quality so maybe it is the answer for quality and portraiture in MFT world for me now.
Thank you again for your posts, they are very valuable.