06-19-2012, 04:26 PM
I bought the Lumix DMW-GWC1 converter a month ago off eBay from Tokyo for $180 USD and mounted it on my Lumix 14mm f/2.5, attached to a Lumix GF2 body (M4/3)
After several pictures and careful pixel peeping comparison with/without the converter, I'm very impressed.
There's no significant loss of resolution except slightly in the extreme corners.
Barrel distorsion is higher but to me it seems just normal for a 22mm equivalent.
There's no loss of luminosity detected from the metering system.
I would recommend it to anyone on a budget looking for a quality fast wide angle.
It is wider than the Olympus 12mm f/2, reasonably sharp and cost a quarter of the price.
But I'd be curious to see if my observations stand after a PZ analysis.
After several pictures and careful pixel peeping comparison with/without the converter, I'm very impressed.
There's no significant loss of resolution except slightly in the extreme corners.
Barrel distorsion is higher but to me it seems just normal for a 22mm equivalent.
There's no loss of luminosity detected from the metering system.
I would recommend it to anyone on a budget looking for a quality fast wide angle.
It is wider than the Olympus 12mm f/2, reasonably sharp and cost a quarter of the price.
But I'd be curious to see if my observations stand after a PZ analysis.