Shootout: Leica 50mm f/1.4 Summilux-SL ASPH vs Panasonic Lumix S PRO 50mm f/1.4: Rotten Log (Panasonic S1R)
Related: Leica, Leica 50mm f/1.4 Summilux-SL ASPH, Leica Lenses, Leica SL lenses, Leica Summilux, Leica Summilux-SL, Panasonic, Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R, Panasonic Lumix S PRO 50mm f/1.4, Panasonic mirrorless
See my L-mount mirrorless wishlist and Leica M wishlist.
Why am I shooting a rotten log? Well, it’s a nice 'ol log and the background is useful for bokeh. But mainly because I had to shoot a lot of comparisons to get one that works—the Leica 50/1.4 is giving me fits in the field as to focus and focus shift and field curvature.
This series shows much of what has confounded me. I’ll be showing more examples with the Leica 50/1.4 SL that show why it’s so difficult to make a sharp image—and I’ll show a series that exploits its field curvature for beautiful results. Leica 50/1.4 SL owners should find this very useful indeed (and what's to come).
This is a very detailed study of both lenses. In diglloyd L-Mount Mirrorless:
Includes images at up to 47 and 125 megapixels, all downsampled from the 187MP Multi-Shot High-res mode images, plus crops.
Panasonic S1R + Leica 50mm f/1.4 Summilux-SL ASPH
ENV: Lee Vining Canyon, altitude 7800 ft / 2377 m, 50°F / 10°C
RAW: LACA corrected, distortion corrected
[low-res image for bot]
