Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]When Panasonic is selling a lens called Leica what does that mean? It was designed by Leica? It meets Leica specifications or some other set of standards? It's not just a price thing, with the expensive lenses getting the Leica name: a number of their point-and-shoots feature Leica lenses and are not higher priced than their competition in the given category of performance. On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 11:14 PM, James Laird <digiratidoc at gmail.com> wrote: > I just noticed that dpreview tested the lens and were not altogether > thrilled with it. Said it wasn't that great as a portrait lens and the > 'focus by wire' was flaky. If I read between the lines correctly they > thought it wasn't worth what Panasonic was asking for it. > > Jim > > On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 10:05 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> > wrote: > > On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 10:02 PM, James Laird <digiratidoc at gmail.com> > wrote: > > > >> Yea but the combo of the 20/1.7 and the 45 would be like a digital > >> Leica CL with the 40 and 90, which I have and use on the GH1. I just > >> wonder if the 45 2.8 is very good optically? > >> > > > > I think Nathan has that lens and likes it. Check with him tomorrow. > > > > > > > >> > >> Jim > >> > >> On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 9:32 PM, Jeff Moore <jbm at jbm.org> wrote: > >> > 2010-03-25-22:01:41 James Laird: > >> >> Anyone using the Panasonic 45 2.8 Macro? Kind of pricey by Panasonic > >> >> standards. Is it worth it? I'm using my trusty 40 Summicron now. It's > >> >> faster at f/2.0 but of course it won't do 1:1 and doesn't have MEGA > >> >> OIS;). > >> > > >> > I'm too lazy to look up the exact details, and have no personal > >> > experience with these lenses, but check dpreview -- I think they > >> > thought the 40/1.7 was far better as a general-purpose lens, and some > >> > (non-micro-)4/3s macro lens (totally pulling this out of my behind, > >> > but is there an Olympus 50/2.0?) with an adapter was an > >> > optically-far-better macro lens. > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > Leica Users Group. > >> > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Regards, > > > > Sonny > > http://www.sonc.com > > http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ > > Natchitoches, Louisiana > > (+31.754164,-093.099080) > > > > USA > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >