[joachim]

HI,



The BJP reports an interview with Panasonic, stating that the new X-lenses can not be Leica branded, since Leica doesn't approve of the electronic trickery they are using:



[url="http://www.bjp-online.com/british-journal-of-photography/news/2104725/panasonic-goes-lenses"]http://www.bjp-onlin...nic-goes-lenses[/url]



To me it is a bit surprising. I so far understood that the Leica branded 10x zoom on my TZ-3 also relies on electronic trickery to reduce distortion and CA to acceptable level. Live and learn <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />



J.

[Klaus]

[quote name='joachim' timestamp='1314816123' post='11199']

HI,



The BJP reports an interview with Panasonic, stating that the new X-lenses can not be Leica branded, since Leica doesn't approve of the electronic trickery they are using:



[url="http://www.bjp-online.com/british-journal-of-photography/news/2104725/panasonic-goes-lenses"]http://www.bjp-onlin...nic-goes-lenses[/url]



To me it is a bit surprising. I so far understood that the Leica branded 10x zoom on my TZ-3 also relies on electronic trickery to reduce distortion and CA to acceptable level. Live and learn <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />



J.

[/quote]



Weell, maybe this is about system lenses only then.

[joachim]

[quote name='Klaus' timestamp='1314823799' post='11200']

Weell, maybe this is about system lenses only then.

[/quote]



Or one from the department of lame excuses (aka marketing <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />).

[Yakim]

I think they are stuck around 1950.

[Yakim]

Initial samples do not look good.



http://www.lenstip.com/1937-news-Panasonic_X_14-42_mm_and_45-175_mm_-_sample_images.html

[mst]

[quote name='Yakim' timestamp='1315255026' post='11323']

Initial samples do not look good.

[/quote]



Lenstip samples never look good, since they always use the lowest sharpening setting available.



-- Markus

[WyldRage]

[quote name='mst' timestamp='1315255709' post='11324']

Lenstip samples never look good, since they always use the lowest sharpening setting available.



-- Markus

[/quote]



I have to agree on that, since I have looked at the new Sony and Samsung samples available there in the past few weeks. I have no idea why they do this: you just get to see how strong the AA filter is.

[anyscreenamewilldo]

[quote name='mst' timestamp='1315255709' post='11324']

Lenstip samples never look good, since they always use the lowest sharpening setting available.

-- Markus

[/quote]

[quote name='WyldRage' timestamp='1315256522' post='11325']

I have to agree on that, since I have looked at the new Sony and Samsung samples available there in the past few weeks. I have no idea why they do this: you just get to see how strong the AA filter is.

[/quote]

- excuse me? (re. the A77's samples at lenstip - off topic here? - maybe, maybe not) - (and sorry but i don't speak samsung copies - fridge problems you know <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />) - but we must be looking at different things -



now i don't want to promote lovely lenstip overly, as opposed to other excellent sites (well, this one other excellent web site <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />) but, at least the pictures shown at LT usefully show what the sensor is capable of on a difficult grey day on subjects that have fine and course detail, light and dark, head to toe -



accepting that LT adds lowest sharpening, if one is not happy with that and then one adds just a wee little sharpening to what they show, you might find that there is plenty of detail in skin texture and (imo) minimal noise for a difficult grey day - ie. for me, good results for that sensor - problem comes if it becomes impossible to see detail no matter what you do -



so i think that these are most useful types of samples to show the quality of any camera/sensor under less than ideal conditions . . . no? . . . although on such a day, we don't get to see the compressed white faces that another site elsewhere has shown on its face samples for a certain camera . . . but i jest . . .

[Yakim]

[quote name='mst' timestamp='1315255709' post='11324']

Lenstip samples never look good, since they always use the lowest sharpening setting available.



-- Markus

[/quote]



Try looking at their 45/1.8. They look great.



http://www.lenstip.com/1931-news-Olympus_M.Zuiko_Digital_45_mm_f_1.8_-_sample_images.html

[mst]

Well, I still wouldn't call them great, but certainly a lot better. However, that's probably because the E-PL1's lowest sharpening setting is already applying more sharpening than the latest Panasonic cameras.



When you look at reviews of EF- or F-mount lenses which contain RAW-converted samples with zero sharpening applied, you cannot really call those images "great" IMO. Their AF-S 35/1.4 review is probably a good starting point.



-- Markus