photo:pandg25mm
Panasonic Leica DG Summilux 25mm f/1.4 ASPH lenses
introduction
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a veriosn II of this lens was introduced in 2019
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an awesome lens for low light work indoors such as in art galleries, and for environmental portraits.
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manual focus only, much heavier, more expensive, and no where near as sharp in the corners at any aperture but you do get f/0.95
Panasonic DG 25mm f/1.4 version II
specs
25mm focal length = 50mm field of view on 35mm full frame
f/1.4-f/16 aperture
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close focus to 0.3m
filter size 46mm does not rotate
9 elements arranged in 7 groups, including 2 aspherical elements and 1 ultra-high-refractive-index lens element
Nano Surface Coating
7 rounded aperture blades
63mm x 55mm long
205g / 7.23oz
RRP $US699
Panasonic DG 25mm f/1.4 original version
specs
25mm focal length = 50mm field of view on 35mm full frame
f/1.4-f/16 aperture
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close focus to 0.3m
filter size 46mm does not rotate
9 elements arranged in 7 groups, including 2 aspherical elements and 1 ultra-high-refractive-index lens element
Nano Surface Coating
7 rounded aperture blades
63mm x 55mm long
200g / 7.05oz
RRP $US599
reviews
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“exceptionally sharp, especially when stopped down slightly. When used wide open at ƒ/1.4, the vast majority of the frame is incredibly sharp, tapering to very light corner softness in the extreme edges. Stopped down to ƒ/2, this corner softness is dramatically reduced, and disappears completely at ƒ/2.8 where the lens is tack-sharp across the frame. This sharpness continues all the way to ƒ/11”
some CA wide open across the frame in high contrast situations but improves as stopped down
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“build quality is excellent”
“very fast to focus on the new DMC-G3 camera and almost virtually silent too thus suited to videos”
“hood does almost doubles the length of the lens”
“an excellent performer…you can safely use it wide open for maximum bokeh and still achieve sharp results in the centre of the frame”
“optimum performance stop down to f/4, where even the edges of the frame look sharp”
“CA is almost completely absent, while distortions are automatically corrected on both Olympus and Panasonic bodies”
“creamy bokeh and snappy performance”
“highly recommended”
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Kirk Tuck's view - “superb” but on an Olympus body the aperture becomes very noisy in bright light as it continuously opens and closes.
photo/pandg25mm.txt · Last modified: 2019/08/28 09:52 by gary1