Lumix S 26mm f8 bodycap lens

Markuswelder · Sunday at 10:09

I can't go back & edit my post now, but I didn't elaborate exactly/properly on how I use the enlarged focus box. I don't even really look closely at it, set whatever focus peaking colour you desire, as long as you can see whatever focus peaking colour you have set showing in the focus box area, you're good to go. Frame your shot, as long as you see the peaking colour in the enlarged PIP box, press shutter, done. It makes it extraordinarily quick and easy to MF that way.

Markuswelder · 2024-11-04T05:12:02+0100

Right, this is what the jpegs look like out of my S5 with the 26mm f8 lens. Absolutely zero processing, only reduced in size to satisfy forum requirements.
For reference, these are the Photo style settings I have set on my camera.
Photo style standard, -2 contrast, -2 highlights, +1 shadows, +4.5 saturation, 0 Hue, -0.5 sharpness, +1 noise reduction.
You can compare them with the processed raw files I posted above, or previous page anyway

Panasonic - DC-S5
26.0 mm
ƒ/8
1/100 sec
Pattern
Auto exposure
-0.3
ISO 100

Panasonic - DC-S5
26.0 mm
ƒ/8
1/100 sec
Pattern
Auto exposure
-0.7
ISO 100

Panasonic - DC-S5
26.0 mm
ƒ/8
1/160 sec
Pattern
Auto exposure
-0.7
ISO 100

Like I wrote, PP'ing is very very minor, I think the images the 26mm produces are very very good. If I had to knock it for something, about the only thing I can see is that it does produce a bit of barrel distortion. Which I can tolerate, given the size

Markuswelder · 2024-11-04T05:23:00+0100

And this is what an extremely lightly modded OOC jpeg looks like. All I've down is pulled the highlights down a fraction, bumped the shadows, absolutely zero sharpening added, -I've got the in camera sharpening actually dialed back a bit, and resized. The lens, and camera, is an absolute pleasure to shoot with, it makes things just so easy and effortless