Panasonic LUMIX G Lens, 25mm, F1.7 ASPH, Mirrorless Micro Four Thirds, H-H025K (USA Black)

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Seven blades give the aperture a rounded shape that produces an attractively smooth effect in out-of-focus areas when shooting at larger aperture settings. We took to the streets for some portraits and shot a few macro photos for this first installment in our sample gallery. Colour-matched to intercut with other Cooke lenses, this lens combines classic, hand-fitted construction with a linear iris, cam-style focus, and /i Technology.

Once extended, the zoom ring operates normally until you use another firm twist to fully retract it again. But I feel that the positive payoff of this is that the lens performs brilliantly across the entire spectrum. The lens does exhibit quite severe barrel distortion, especially at the sides and edges of the frame. This would reveal the IQ advantage of larger sensors while stopping so many comparisons that don't make sense because there are not always equivalent lenses between formats, only hypothetical ones (e. Together with the 50mm focal distance (35mm camera equivalent) which is almost the same viewing angle and sense of perspective of human eyes, this lens is ideal for a portraits or scenery as they see.And while we've not yet fully tested the Leica's performance, its stepping autofocus motor likely won't be quite as swift as the extremely fast linear motor of the Olympus lens. Its images are crisp even wide-open, and the bokeh in out-of-focus areas quite pleasing overall if you can liv

so yeah this will be about as good as it gets for the average M4/3 user that isn't springing for an f1. However, during the course of my testing I came across a slight catch; the lens’s plane of sharp focus shifts forwards fractionally on stopping down, which is a symptom of residual spherical aberration. Uѕеrѕ wіll bеnеfіt frоm grеаtеr lоw lіght реrfоrmаnсе аѕ wеll аѕ іnсrеаѕеd соntrоl оvеr dерth-оf-fіеld аnd ѕhuttеr ѕрееdѕ. drives focus as quickly as you could hope for an ultra-wide to normal lens of this type, which is to say very quickly indeed. It offers an equivalent focal length of 50mm in full-frame terms, and an equivalent maximum aperture of F3.Together with the 25mm focal distance (35mm camera equivalent: 50mm), which is nearly the same viewing angle and sense of perspective as the human eye, this lens is ideal for both portraits and scenery as you would like for them to be seen – with a clear subject and outstanding colour rendering. In fact, the lens’s main flaw is when shooting directly into the light, where strong veiling flare can cover much of the frame. We've assembled a few of our favorite articles, tutorials, explainers, and guides to help beginners get started with photography and level up to advanced concepts. The lens is shipped with a cosmetic ring covering the hood mount, which I removed immediately and left in the box.