Contax T3 vs Contax G2+G35 vs Leica Minilux vs Minolta TC-1 (Test 2) Photo Gallery by Jacky Lee at pbase.com

Contax T3 vs Contax G2+G35 vs Leica Minilux vs Minolta TC-1 (Test 2)

Contax T3 vs Contax G2+G35 vs Leica Minilux vs Minolta TC-1 Test 2

For your information:
Contax T3: 35mm/f2.8
Contax G35: 35mm/f2.0
Leica Minilux: 40mm/f2.4
Minolta TC-1: 28mm/f3.5

Testing Condition:
RDPIII. f/8. Auto focus. Hand-held. Same object distance of the cameras.
I tried to maintain the same exposure by each cameras by using exposure compensation.
4000dpi with 14 bit and 8x scanning. ICE OFF.
JPEG conversion from TIFF with 12 compression ratio.
Comparison is made by enlarging the images into same size.

Contax T3	Contax G2	Leica Minilux
Minolta TC-1	T3	G2 + G35
Minilux	TC-1	Area for Comparison
Crop 1	Crop 2	Crop 3
Crop 4	Crop 5

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Jacky Lee		13-Nov-2009 13:43
Brian Cunningham, You may refer to my below link for more information. http://www.pbase.com/middlehill/focal_length_vs_sharpness

Brian Cunningham		31-Oct-2009 03:45
Deng is right regarding the ideal analysis. The different framing may account for much of the difference between the G2 and the TC-1. However, the Minilux is stellar in this comparison and the results not reasonably accounted for by this modest factor. Thanks for posting the comparison.

Jacky Lee		05-Mar-2009 18:48
Wenqing Deng, In response to your queries, I made a specific test. Please refer tohttp://www.pbase.com/middlehill/focal_length_vs_sharpness. Welcome all comments. Jacky

Guest		04-Mar-2009 20:05
Jacky, Think about using any normal 300mm lens at same spot and take the the same picture of the target, for example, the watch. The target will take up most of frame, right? Then reduce it to the same size to compare with pictures from other cameras. You will see how sharp it is no matter which brand the lens is.

Jacky Lee		04-Mar-2009 14:30
Dear Wenqing Deng, Reducing the image size does not necessarily make the image sharper - what I mean here is the sharpness per pixel. If a lens can resolve 50 line/mm in a 500M pixel image, the sharpness will drop to, say, 30 line/mm when you reduce the image to 200M pixel image. You can try it by using photoshop and see the result. Jacky

Guest		04-Mar-2009 07:35
Jacky, Reducing size of images will make those images sharper. It's still unfair similar to enlarging TC-1 image. You should move further back to take pictures with those cameras to get similar size images without any reducing.

Jacky Lee		28-Feb-2009 08:02
Dear Wenqing Deng, The image size of TC-1 remains the same, while that from other 3 cameras are reduced. Jacky

Guest		27-Feb-2009 18:03
This test is not that fair. Image from TC-1 has to be digital zoom 1.5X to match the size of one from minilux.

Jacky Lee		24-Nov-2008 02:11
Dear Guest, All of them are unique and I deeply believe that no one could beats the others if all factors are considered. So long as you like the gear, you will use it and take many good shots! For the sharpest aperture of TC-1, you may refer to my other pages: http://www.pbase.com/middlehill/minolta_tc1_test_1, http://www.pbase.com/middlehill/minolta_tc1_test_2, http://www.pbase.com/middlehill/minolta_tc1_test_3. It is interesting to note that f/5.6 shows the centre sharpest while f/8 shows the corner sharpest. If you have one, you can take photos to test yourself. Since TC-1 uses circular aperture blades for all apertures, the bokeh should be very attractive.

Guest		20-Nov-2008 20:06
Minolta TC-1 should be a winner. The sharpest aperture in that camera is 5.6, not 8, and with that hole it beats the others easily! By the way "Bokeh" in TC-1 is something i have not seen before in any compact camera and the lens is simply the best there is - a hand made jewel!!!

Jacky Lee		02-Sep-2008 17:43
Dear Steve, The cameras were handheld, but 3 photos were taken at the same scene and the clearest photo were scanned in order to eliminate the hand shake factor. Thanks. Jacky LEE

steve scarlett		02-Sep-2008 15:13
Yes, Minilux takes it .... but cameras hand-held .... I know that's how they'll be used,but.... this does add in a variable.....

Guest		30-Mar-2008 15:39
Leica minilux wins and it's cheaper than the others.

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