tmessenger
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In the mid 70's I bought a new Minox 35 EL for my travel camera, great photos from this tiny camera but was wondering how it would hold up by today's digital standards.
I picked up a dead Minox EL on ebay for $9 and mounted the lens on my G1 body cap. I compared this lens to my M.Zuiko kit lens with them both wide open (f2.8 for the Minox and f5.1 for the Zuiko) the Zuiko is a bit sharper with more contrast. With them both at f5.1 sharpness is about the same with the Zuiko having a bit more contrast and the Minox a bit soft in the extreme corner. (note: test photo is a 50% crop)
This will make a fun walk around lens I like this 70mm equivalent focal length and I don't think this lens will intimidate anyone.
I picked up a dead Minox EL on ebay for $9 and mounted the lens on my G1 body cap. I compared this lens to my M.Zuiko kit lens with them both wide open (f2.8 for the Minox and f5.1 for the Zuiko) the Zuiko is a bit sharper with more contrast. With them both at f5.1 sharpness is about the same with the Zuiko having a bit more contrast and the Minox a bit soft in the extreme corner. (note: test photo is a 50% crop)
This will make a fun walk around lens I like this 70mm equivalent focal length and I don't think this lens will intimidate anyone.