Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/26

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Subject: [Leica] OT: Another maybe not so stupid GH1 question
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 04:09:18 -0400
 
> 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

The 1.7 is a pancake.
The 2.8 macro is a monster.
If "carry around" is the keyword it goes to the pancake.  Which is about
1/5th the size and weight of the 1.7 from what it looks to me.
Putting a huge lens like that on a super compact camera is beyond me.
It will fit on your pocket with the pancake. That's why they made the darned
thing.

[Rabs]
Mark William Rabiner
Replies: Reply from jbm at jbm.org (Jeff Moore) ([Leica] OT: Another maybe not so stupid GH1 question)
 In reply to: Message from digiratidoc at gmail.com (James Laird) ([Leica] OT: Another maybe not so stupid GH1 question)