Sharpest Aperture 25 & 45 Olympus Lenses

TonyBrsd · Nov 7, 2018

Just got my 25 & 45 Olympus lenses in yesterday and was wondering what’s the sharpest aperture everyone is using to get the sharpest photos. I just got the I2 and have the I1 and I’ve never been impressed with how soft the images are from the factory 15mm lens.

Inspire2 · Nov 22, 2018

Between F5.6/F8

mmarian · Dec 15, 2018

TonyBrsd said:
Just got my 25 & 45 Olympus lenses in yesterday and was wondering what’s the sharpest aperture everyone is using to get the sharpest photos. I just got the I2 and have the I1 and I’ve never been impressed with how soft the images are from the factory 15mm lens.

I have recently bought X5S for my I2 and I have to say that I am actually very pleased with how sharp the 15mm DJI lens is. Maybe I have been lucky and got a good copy but it is sharp as tack. The sweet spot seems to be between f5.6 and 8. I am a pro architectural photog and shoot my normal work with Canon 5DIV and TS-E lenses, so I know what sharp is. For this lens I use sharpening in LR 55, 0.7, 55, 5, shooting DNG. Than if I really want to make it pop even more or when printing, I apply a modest amount of USM in PS as a last thing.

TonyBrsd · Dec 20, 2018

mmarian said:
I have recently bought X5S for my I2 and I have to say that I am actually very pleased with how sharp the 15mm DJI lens is. Maybe I have been lucky and got a good copy but it is sharp as tack. The sweet spot seems to be between f5.6 and 8. I am a pro architectural photog and shoot my normal work with Canon 5DIV and TS-E lenses, so I know what sharp is. For this lens I use sharpening in LR 55, 0.7, 55, 5, shooting DNG. Than if I really want to make it pop even more or when printing, I apply a modest amount of USM in PS as a last thing.

I shot a project recently and I have to say that my I2 photo quality is better than my I1. I can zoom in on small objects and they’re a bit sharper.