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I think the philosophy behind Panasonic's latest lenses (28-200mm, 18-40mm) is to sacrifice a little image quality for photography, say between 5 and 10%, to gain portability. That is, small and light lenses, which are also excellent for video. For example the 100mm f2.8 macro lens.
I don’t know about the 18-40, but the problem as I see it with the 28-200 is a marked loss of contrast and a sort of halo effect at longer focal lengths. The end result is a sort of veiled and “muddy” image that lacks punch. Wouldn’t this be a problem for video too?
Yes, but that happened in the 3 copys that you tried?
Which I don't have. Got very good VIDEO footage from it... And also my photos are quite sharp, At least on the S5iiX sensor, not High-res
Winnie on dpreview shows excellent macros with it, not sure which focal length but at close range it looks quite amazing and I was surprised by it when I asked which lens.
Why?
Fixed f8 aperture, no AF, no focus scale, no integration with built in MF tools.
This is, let's say, a special lens for the S9, just like light street photography. You don't need to focus, but put it in a position of 20-30 meters without turning infinity, and you will get an overall sharpness from the near background to almost infinity. I would try (although there are 24/3.5i) for the sake of interest how it works in reality.
upload it to some trusted hosting: flickr, google photos, or somewhere else.
I have great fun using mine on my S5. It's the complete opposite of a "serious" lens, probably why I like mine so much. Perfect for popping on the S5 and taking mountain biking with me, or to work and dropping into my toolbox. It's just a fun little lens, that's capable of excellent results, on any camera, for anyone who cares to understand it.
I don't, and can't understand this attitude or mindset. It reeks of elitism and arrogance, two things I find abhorrent. Why can't the consumers simply be allowed to choose what works for them? Instead of being Lorded over by interwebz camera "experts"?
I meant why the 18-45.
I don't know if you are refering to focus peaking or 20x magnification, but you get both with the 26mm.
As a consumer my choice was not to buy this lens because it wouldn’t work for me. I also don’t think Lumix should be selling it standalone. That’s just my opinion, it’s not a personal attack on anyone. It’s fine if you like the lens.
Why not? Why do you think I shouldn't be allowed to buy a brand new, local stock, complete with warranty 26mm pancake for my S5?
Lol. I’m sure the 18-40 IQ is fine but I was disappointed when I saw it was a collapsible design that has to be extended before it lets you take pictures. I’ve not been a fan of that after owning the Lumix G 12-32mm years ago.
Because, for £220, I think Lumix owes you, the consumer, a better product. I think they could have done better with this lens for what they are asking.
There's that Elitism I was talking about. Why do you think you get to decide, for me?
I’d heard that when you are focusing it doesn’t bring up the on screen digital focus scale that you get with other native L lenses. This is really useful when the lens doesn’t have a scale printed on it.
