11-16-2011, 10:06 AM
[quote name='ThomasD' timestamp='1321436349' post='12985']
First of all, I don't like zoom lenses very much in general.
The lens is really tiny when retracted; together with the GF3 it is nearly as compact as a compact camera. The 37mm lens cap is too tiny. Even without gloves it is nearly impossible not to drop it when trying to remove.
The power zoom and power focus is something to get used to, but it is ok for me. The zoom lever has two steps for slow and fast zooming. The zoom speed can also be adjusted in a custom setting. Focus by the lever is also less of a problem than I thought before. Thanks to two speeds like on the zoom lever, manual focus can be faster and easier than with the 45/2.8 where you have only the focus ring which has to be turned too much from infinity to 1:1 for my taste.
Concerning IQ, it seems to be good. Corners are sharp enough wide open as far as my preliminary non-scientific investigations revealed.
In conclusion, I like the lens.
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Thx, Thomas!
Sounds good. Yesterday I checked the Fuji X10 vs the GX1 w/X14-42. Surprisingly the size is acutally very similar. I didn't expect this (which I guess means that the X10 is actually fairly big).
I reckon the test of the X14-42 will be difficult. Focusing by lever sounds ... odd and not overly precise. Hmmmh ....
First of all, I don't like zoom lenses very much in general.
The lens is really tiny when retracted; together with the GF3 it is nearly as compact as a compact camera. The 37mm lens cap is too tiny. Even without gloves it is nearly impossible not to drop it when trying to remove.
The power zoom and power focus is something to get used to, but it is ok for me. The zoom lever has two steps for slow and fast zooming. The zoom speed can also be adjusted in a custom setting. Focus by the lever is also less of a problem than I thought before. Thanks to two speeds like on the zoom lever, manual focus can be faster and easier than with the 45/2.8 where you have only the focus ring which has to be turned too much from infinity to 1:1 for my taste.
Concerning IQ, it seems to be good. Corners are sharp enough wide open as far as my preliminary non-scientific investigations revealed.
In conclusion, I like the lens.
[/quote]
Thx, Thomas!
Sounds good. Yesterday I checked the Fuji X10 vs the GX1 w/X14-42. Surprisingly the size is acutally very similar. I didn't expect this (which I guess means that the X10 is actually fairly big).
I reckon the test of the X14-42 will be difficult. Focusing by lever sounds ... odd and not overly precise. Hmmmh ....