Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/11/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Certainly looks good and confirms my impression from other test images. Although I will not be buying one (too close to the 1.7/20mm I already have) it is certainly an alternative for someone just building an MFT system. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ YNWA On Nov 14, 2011, at 10:58 PM, Richard Taylor wrote: > 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 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >