Which lenses are you missing?

[Jonathan-Mac]

??? You mean 26mm!

Oops, yes!

 

[cascadian]

Maybe you mean my Pentax 40/2.8xs...

 

[Oíche]

Maybe you mean my Pentax 40/2.8xs...

I had the Limited version... Same optics.

Never liked it on APSC, 60mm too long and flared badly. Screwdrive AF

I think it's useable on FF at f11 or something... Traded it in with other stuff.

 

[Markuswelder]

The plastic 40mm f/8 "pancake" manual focus $200 toy lens that was announced with the S9.

They can make as many toy lenses as they want, and I'll happily buy them at that price. Seeing as you can't even get the focal length correct, I doubt your bias and prejudice would allow you to use one anyway. I have no such issues. I'm on the Lumix Facebook group, and there's a few users there that know how to use it as well.

• Panasonic - DC-S5
• LUMIX S 26/F8
• 26.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/30 sec
• Pattern
• Auto exposure
• -0.7
• ISO 100

• Panasonic - DC-S5
• 26.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/125 sec
• Pattern
• Auto exposure
• ISO 100

• Panasonic - DC-S5
• 26.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/125 sec
• Pattern
• Auto exposure
• -0.7
• ISO 100

 

[dirk]

I think it comes down to become familiar with a lens and a camera. Once you know that combination by heart, no lens/camera combination is a real problem. Sometimes it takes longer, sometimes faster.

 

[Pete_W]

I can't fault the optics on the 26mm/f8 lens and I love the size and weight, especially on the S9. Those photos show how good the lens is.

But I will admit to some laziness... on the S9 where I am focusing with the LCD panel, the AF of the Sigma 24mm f/3.5 is nice to have. My old eyes struggle with MF.

 

[Markuswelder]

Couple more. Nothing wrong with the image quality. The Bokeh is even pretty nice, on the odd occasion you actually get some lol. Colour is lovely, just as good as any other L mount lens I own. You can get a loss of contrast at times, if the light hits the front element at just the right angle. It happens, but very very rarely in my experience. But other than that, its pretty darn good.

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

I find it as sharp as I ever want, or think I need. Edge to edge, corner to corner, within the field of focus. I think it's superb personally.

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

Any softness will be due to movement of the foliage, as it was a reasonably windy day.

• Panasonic - DC-S5
• 26.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/30 sec
• Pattern
• Auto exposure
• -0.7
• ISO 160

I was getting a bit excited that Panny had a 40mm version in the pipeline, that I'd missed hearing about. No matter, I'll just keep using my adapted Canon EF pancake.