Now the 50mm equivalents. I am aware also that the 25 Oly when compared to their f1.8 version was a little tighter (the slower lens was assumed to be slightly wider, roughly a 45mm equiv).
For this shot I puled the tripod back a little, then spread the items out a little more.
Colours seem to be consistent enough.
Similar story to the wider lenses, although I feel the 25 Oly is tighter, so maybe the earlier comparison I read was wrong, the premium lens is tighter than 25?
Again, there is an obvious difference in DOF drop off, but the Oly provides what I would call a working look, the Pana is more of a gimmick look, like the Sigma 30mm I have, that ability to “cut out” a subject from a scene in the modern sense, but at the expense of context and a harnmonious transition. Distances would make a difference here of course, getting closer to the statues giving both a stronger effect.
Now comparing them both at f1.8.
Chalk and cheese again, but no reason to compare them this way I guess, it does the format differences no favours at all.
Interestingly the 25mm at f1.8, even with the camera to subject difference greater than the subject to background distance can still blur the lights and wall enough to force the viewers awareness of what is important.