Looks much better! Good with S9... Hoping the S1RII will perform with a 28mm F2.8 color skopar. Have not found anything discussing this sensor with short VM lenses yet. After seeing the improvement of my 40mm F1.4 Nocton Classic on the S1RII compared to my S1 and results like this on the S9 I'm getting close to buying one even if the wide apertures suffer. The 21mm is tempting as well. Having compact lenes on a lighter more compact body means my camera will carry with me much more often.
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28mm Leica and Voigtlander M lenses on Lumix S cameras!
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The 21mm f3.5 from what I have read shows the least degradation of the VM wide lenses with Lumix cameras. I'm tempted to try this on my S1RII. Even if it is lacking at wider apertures. Having compact lenses means I carry my camera much more frequently. 28mm color skopar may be worth it as well due to the lack of L 28mm lenes.
I took the plunge and purchased the 28mm f2.8 Color Skopar II VM and it arrived yesterday. From the results I have gotten with the S1RII on my first outing it looks very promising. The Vignette is heavy at 2.8 and the slightly soft edges wide open seem to be much like the examples I have seen online with M camera. Stopped down to f8 it is sharp and overall very good! Using the LLL close focus Helicoid with the 28 it doesn't seem the have the same issue that the 21mm f3.5 has with focus shifting across the field when focused closer than the stock lens minimum focus distance. Lens charts will be needed to explore this more closely.
It looks like Panasonic has improved the sensor stack with the S1RII. I will report results using this 28mm with my S1.
It looks like Panasonic has improved the sensor stack with the S1RII. I will report results using this 28mm with my S1.
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Yes and I still complain about it
It is simply a shame that after 8 years of L-Mount there is nothing else than a huge DSLR version of an old Sigma 28/1.4 lens and an overpriced and huge Leica lens. We re talking about one of the most used focal length in the camera world and not about a niche 800mm Sport tele lens.
The shame becomes even bigger, if you realize how many different 35mm lenses we got within these 8 years (around 7) plus many versions of 50mm and 24mm.
This is not a smart way to build a system which shall attract as many new costumers as possible. Due to this "lack of strategic thinking", the L-Mount alliance is loosing every year thousand of new costumers to Sony, Nikon, Canon and Fuji.
Who is responsible for this at Panasonic and Sigma and when does that person finally wake up?
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Agreed!Yes and I still complain about it
It is simply a shame that after 8 years of L-Mount there is nothing else than a huge DSLR version of an old Sigma 28/1.4 lens and an overpriced and huge Leica lens. We re talking about one of the most used focal length in the camera world and not about a niche 800mm Sport tele lens.
The shame becomes even bigger, if you realize how many different 35mm lenses we got within these 8 years (around 7) plus many versions of 50mm and 24mm.
This is not a smart way to build a system which shall attract as many new costumers as possible. Due to this "lack of strategic thinking", the L-Mount alliance is loosing every year thousand of new costumers to Sony, Nikon, Canon and Fuji.
Who is responsible for this at Panasonic and Sigma and when does that person finally wake up?