Here ya go. Full resolution. Pixel peep to your hearts content, I'm actually overseas on holiday at the minute, I've just done a real quick and dirty raw to jpeg conversion on a portable monitor, so ignore any weird looking colour/WB.
And there we have it. You haven't even touched one, or taken a photo with one, yet feel totally qualified to tell us what we should or should not be able to purchase with our own money.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.
That says it all, I understand it and you might even get your best one with it. I don't understand criticism, it'd drama... The 26mm does what it does, a best photo competition would show the photographer and not the equipment. I reckon it'll be a cult in 2050I don't know if you are refering to focus peaking or 20x magnification, but you get both with the 26mm.
Like Markus says, this Lens is a "fun" Lens, and since I started using it I am having fun with other manual lenses, like the Voigtlander 40 mm f2 or with af lenses like the 50mm f1.4 pro and its focus clutch.
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Yeah, I get that. I've got no issue with that. Except I think it would cost Panasonic a bit more than £50 to produce.I don’t have any experience with the 26mm f8, but I can see from @Markuswelder ’s pics that it’s definitely sharp. TBH, that’s unsurprising - a 26mm f8 prime should be sharp.
My complaint about it is the price and comparing it to other FF pancakes. For the £220 Panasonic are asking, I can also buy a Nikon Z 28mm f2.8. Not only is it 3 stops faster, but it’s AF and has a proper focussing ring and a filter thread. And if I want something longer, I can get a 40mm version too. Both are small and light pancakes, only marginally bigger than the LUMIX lens.
But add onto all that the fact that Panasonic brought us the 14mm f2.5 and 20mm f1.7 pancakes for m43 and both are great lenses. Why such a shitty offering for FF? And why launch the PDAF-equipped S9 with an MF lens?
These are the reasons why it deserves to be criticised. Can it produce great images? For sure. Is it a useful tool in the right hands? Yes, of course. Is it a lens to congratulate Panasonic for making; for bringing something innovative and attractive to the market? Is it worth £220 compared to its rivals in other systems? Absolutely not. That’s why Jordan and Chris put it top of their “worst lens” ratings. Not because it isn’t sharp!
If I had an S9, I could be persuaded to buy the 26/8, but I wouldn’t pay more than £50 for it. At that price, I think we could just call it a body-cap lens and be done.
Not going to argue with any of that. But, I honestly do think that Panasonic did not have that in mind when they brought out this lens.My complaint about it is the price and comparing it to other FF pancakes. For the £220 Panasonic are asking, I can also buy a Nikon Z 28mm f2.8. Not only is it 3 stops faster, but it’s AF and has a proper focussing ring and a filter thread. And if I want something longer, I can get a 40mm version too. Both are small and light pancakes, only marginally bigger than the LUMIX lens.
I am sure Panasonic have their reasons and I sincerely doubt that they are deliberately trying to be mean, cheap, shitty or just plain stupid. Maybe they were intending to launch the S9 with both the 18-40mm and 26mm lenses but that the former got delayed for whatever reason and they decided to proceed with the launch of the S9 anyway with only the 26mm lens. Or maybe they just felt for the S9, a simple and small lens was the way to go. Whatever the reason, I assume they are trying to be successful at what they do whether I understand their approach or not.My complaint about it is the price and comparing it to other FF pancakes. For the £220 Panasonic are asking, I can also buy a Nikon Z 28mm f2.8. Not only is it 3 stops faster, but it’s AF and has a proper focussing ring and a filter thread. And if I want something longer, I can get a 40mm version too. Both are small and light pancakes, only marginally bigger than the LUMIX lens.
But add onto all that the fact that Panasonic brought us the 14mm f2.5 and 20mm f1.7 pancakes for m43 and both are great lenses. Why such a shitty offering for FF? And why launch the PDAF-equipped S9 with an MF lens?
To be fair, the 26mm f/8 lens was provided at no cost to those who purchased S9. I think that deal is still available. That's how I got mine.Is it worth £220 compared to its rivals in other systems? Absolutely not. That’s why Jordan and Chris put it top of their “worst lens” ratings. Not because it isn’t sharp!
If I had an S9, I could be persuaded to buy the 26/8, but I wouldn’t pay more than £50 for it. At that price, I think we could just call it a body-cap lens and be done.
hahahahaI reckon it'll be a cult in 2050
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.