Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/11/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hello again. I got one of the few 25mm Panasonic Summilux lenses B&H had in stock last week and thought you might like to take a look at what it can do. Most of these are a full resolution so you'll be able to pixel peep around the frame as much as you like. I took these last weekend on a trip to New York. They were all taken with a Panasonic GF-1 and are at ISO 100 except as noted. None were sharpened beyond the 28% or so that Lightroom provides as a base. The only adjustments were standardization of the color temp to 5800K and exposure adjustment as required due to correct GF-1 auto exposure errors. Rocks & Leaves - Subject distance about 3 feet - Full Resolution - f1.4 http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/25mm_summilux/P1070798.jpg.html or http://tinyurl.com/857c6n3 Rocks & Leaves - Subject distance about 1 foot - Full Resolution - f1.4 http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/25mm_summilux/P1070802.jpg.html or http://tinyurl.com/bswnjgv Brian - Full Frame - Web Resolution - f1.4 http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/25mm_summilux/P1070809.jpg.html or http://tinyurl.com/dxvk2yt Brian - Center Crop - Full Resolution - f1.4 http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/25mm_summilux/P1070809-2.jpg.html or http://tinyurl.com/ccd97bx 57th Street - Center Crop to about 30% of Full Frame - Full Resolution ISO 200 - f5.6 http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/25mm_summilux/P1070903-2.jpg.html or http://tinyurl.com/bnrgq5k New York Harbor 5-Panel Pano - Web Resolution - f5.6 http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/25mm_summilux/P1070889-Edit.jpg.html or http://tinyurl.com/cdcwqt4 The lens sure looks good to me. It is sharp, contrasty, and has a least a bit of that "Leica look" about it. There is some softness at the corners but how much of that is due to curvature of the field I can't tell. The overall sharpness is excellent. The only problem I noted was an occasional inability of the lens to focus close in in some circumstances. I'm not sure what was going on with that. It may be operator error. It's a keeper, in any case. Regards, Dick