Klaus! Honestly, it was sheer coincidence that I referred to the miserable performance of the RF f/1.8 "macro". Look at the time stamps if you don't believe me!
I don't want to dwell on its shortcomings. I liked the first sample picture, of the lake! Probably, the need for close focusing and that wide an angle would have suggested a slower maximum aperture. I have the Olympus 30mm F/3.5 Macro for MFT. Even it struggles a bit.
I wouldn't really refer to the RF 35mm as a true macro lens. It has no floating system just to point to the obvious.
And it's a 35mm lens which is hardly ideal in this respect anyway.
What does that mean, "it has no floating system"? I am pretty sure the 35mm f1.8 does have a floating system (elements do change the distance to eachother at different focus distances).. It is my Micro-Nikkor AUTO 55mm f3.5 1:2 macro which has no floating system (all elements move as one block).
http://www.eflens.com/images/rf_35_18_is...o/rf35.jpg
Hmmm quality aside the sample pictures of 70-200f2.8 are just like dpreview style, you seem to be only inspired by MFT...