Panasonic 50 200mm review

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Our sample of this intriguing new premium super-telephoto zoom arrived from Panasonic just a week ago, and we couldn't wait to take it out into the real world. When married to the bright variable aperture for a telephoto zoom, this lens offers a powerful combination at an incredibly small size relative to what you're getting -- a quintessential example for the advantage of the Micro Four Thirds system! In addition to being incredibly light for its class, the lens has a very precise feel in both the zoom and focus rotation, and offers images that few zooms I have used can match for sheer versatility and beauty. It's almost like having different bright primes at your disposal without having to change lenses, and the shallow depth-of-field potential is superb, even when shooting from a fair distance to your subject. All images in this piece were shot handheld and with IS engaged.

Panasonic 50 200mm review

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Mounted on a Panasonic or Olympus mirrorless body, it delivers equivalent coverage of mm. Like earlier collaborations between the two companies, the DG mm is designed and certified by Leica in Germany, and manufactured by Panasonic in Japan. It also becomes the third model in the series to sport a variable f2. The Micro Four Thirds catalogue already has a variety of telephoto zooms with a similar focal range, but few that aim as high. The Leica DG mm f2. Panasonic claims the lens is fully weather-sealed, and I used it in light rain without issue.

This series of bright and compact zoom lenses now has a range from ultra-wide angle to super telephoto, and each one offers exceptionally beautiful image quality for photo and video shots. The 9 Panasonic Leica lenses have 5 different Leica names, which correspond to the brightness of the lenses:. The combination of 5-axis image stabilization and the high brightness of F2. The long focal length and the high brightness are ideal for portraits, where the subject is nicely separated from the background. Fortunately, the Panasonic mm is bright, because with a 2x teleconverter, you lose 2 stops of brightness, and with a 1. With the 1. With the 2x converter, the AF speed is reduced to about ms. For an extreme telephoto lens, that is still a top performance, but compared to the AF speed without the 2x converter, the time required to focus is 3 times as long. The AF accuracy is — even with the use of teleconverters — extremely good. The 67mm filter size is equal to the filter size of the Panasonic Leica mm and the Panasonic mm zooms.

Panasonic 50 200mm review

Panasonic has produced here a telephoto zoom that is exceptionally easy to handle, produces excellent results and is priced realistically against the competition. Compared to full frame marques, it is priced very competitively when we consider what job the lens does. Not only that, but the compact, light construction mirrors the size of the MFT cameras and follows the ethos of the MFT system. It is easy to see the attraction of lighter, smaller cameras and lenses, especially when the quality is still extremely high. The Spanish webiste AlbedoMedia translation here also tested the new Leica mm lens:. T he Power OIS optical stabilization system met our expectations, minimizing trepidation both in the final image and in the previous act of correctly composing each scene in the electronic viewfinder or back screen with total precision. We can appreciate a very good level of detail and definition in the resulting images. Recall that the Panasonic Leica Vario-Elmarit mm internally has a complex optical scheme of 21 elements in 15 groups, including aspherical and low dispersion lenses. In all the samples is clear the ability of this optics to generate selective approaches well defined and defined, in the same way that its bokeh is very smooth, with a transition to very homogeneous planes out of focus. Sonyalpharumors Fujirumors Mirrorlessrumors L-rumors Nikoneye.

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Arkadiusz Olech. However, in order not to paint an overly rosy picture, you must add that with such a high price of the tested lens there should be more results close to 80 lpmm. Our sample of this intriguing new premium super-telephoto zoom arrived from Panasonic just a week ago, and we couldn't wait to take it out into the real world. Read article. This site is not responsible for any damage that the information on this site may cause to your system. Now we would like to thank Panasonic Polska for a quick delivery of the lens we borrowed for a full test. Print Share. Support us. Mounted on a Micro Four Thirds body, the Leica DG mm delivers coverage equivalent to mm, taking you from mild to long telephoto. Above left: Leica DG mm at mm f4. That said, there are physical benefits to the Olympus lens beyond the fact it boasts a constant f2. Price is the only thing that would potentially stop you from buying one because it is not a cheap lens at all.

Our sample of this intriguing new premium super-telephoto zoom arrived from Panasonic just a week ago, and we couldn't wait to take it out into the real world.

I wasn't quite that close to this harmless carpenter bee, but I was in the neighborhood. Neon Birding Mu Veteran. Pages: 1 2 3 4. Stay tuned, as we'll have you more to come from this lens, both from our test laboratory and also from some local sporting events paired with the G9. Print Share. Last edited: Feb 6, Moving on, the Leica DG mm f2. Replies 0 Views Have you rated your lenses yet? Cookies can also be used by our advertisers and the Google Analytics tool which gathers statistical data. With the 1. This site is not responsible for any damage that the information on this site may cause to your system. While the Leica mm with 1.