[Klaus]

While we are in previewmania mode ...

 

http://photozone.smugmug.com/Reviews/pana45150f4556

 

Cute little lens I'd say.

[Guest]

Cute little lens I'd say.

 

Yep, the samples look pretty good indeed.

[goran h]

Impressive for such a tiny and cheap lens. Could be a good travelling lens.

 

Göran

[Guest]

definitely better than the last olympus preview I wonder how ti compares to the onlympus 40-150 and panasonic 50-200 ?

[Guest]

I wonder how ti compares to the onlympus 40-150 and panasonic 50-200 ?

 

The Pana 45-200 that is. I suppose Klaus will never test it on a 16 MP sensor cam. I would also like to see a (re-)test of the Pana 20 mm, f/1.7 on 16 MPs...

[Klaus]

That is correct - we will not retest all lenses except maybe a few that are still in stock (Oly 9-18, Pana  7-14).

Given the marginal difference in resolution (3000px (v) vs 3456px) there is hardly any point in doing so.

Basically we moved from the GF1 to the GX1 because the G1/GF1 was outdated on paper but not regarding its sensor.

Anyway, there is a world beyond MFT that needs to be taken care of (there'll be 7 MFT tests within the next 2 months).

[Guest]

I fully understand your point, I´m just curious to see how well the 20mm Pana would perform on 16 MP cam. Probably pointless anyways, as in all likelihood it would do pretty well.

[Sylvain]

It's one of these lenses where no reviews are really necessary, I mean "re-review". It's so stupidly sharp, even wide open. :-)

still dreaming about a mkII with a proper motorisation.

[joachim]

It's one of these lenses where no reviews are really necessary, I mean "re-review". It's so stupidly sharp, even wide open. :-)

still dreaming about a mkII with a proper motorisation.

And no interference with E-M5 and GH3 sensors at high ISO!

[Guest]

It's so stupidly sharp, even wide open. :-) still dreaming about a mkII with a proper motorisation.

Yes, thats part of my reasoning for a re-test - to have a sharpness reference point at the 16 MP level. Not so sure about "stupidly" sharp at f/1.7 though, but its darn good even wide open for sure. Somehow this little lens still represents the quintessence for going MFT - very small, lightweight, extremely good performance, fast (admittedly not in terms of AF). I visited an interesting art exhibition yesterday (www.me-berlin.com) just with the little Pana and didn´t miss any other kind of glass.