scott kirkpatrick
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Curious. As an old E-1 owner, I also picked up an E-3 recently and have put some time into the same comparison (my 30% off 75/2.0 APO-ASPH vs the humble Oly ZD50/2.0 macro). Frontlit, they both can take fine pictures, as Jono shows. So I moved on to a tougher comparison, backlit filigree against the highlights. This time of year, bare branches and the last of the leaves against the sky provide the acid test. Here's a pretty impressive performance (100% crop, C1Pro3.7.7 straight development with the "extra shadow" curve to bring up the tree trunks):
I couldn't hold the shadows without losing the branch tips on the E-3, although I could put up a pretty good fight for the branch tips if I let the foreground go dark. I think the difference is not lens contrast (the 75 'cron is pretty contrasty) but sensor dynamic range. Anyway, I am having a great time with the E-3 shooting sports -- its AF actually works in crummy basketball lighting.
scott
I couldn't hold the shadows without losing the branch tips on the E-3, although I could put up a pretty good fight for the branch tips if I let the foreground go dark. I think the difference is not lens contrast (the 75 'cron is pretty contrasty) but sensor dynamic range. Anyway, I am having a great time with the E-3 shooting sports -- its AF actually works in crummy basketball lighting.
scott