panasonic lumix g x vario pz 45-175mm video test from Roderick Kar on Vimeo.
Panasonic just released the new firmware for the GF2/GF3/G3 cameras. You can download it here: http://panasonic.jp/support/global/cs/dsc/download/index.html. The new version 1.1 added the function for using the new power zoom X lenses, the [shoplink 25104]Panasonic 14-42mm X lens[/shoplink] and the [shoplink 25103]Panasonic 45-175mm X lens[/shoplink].
Our reader Roderick Kar made the video comparison you see on top and posted some image samples on Flickr (Click here). And you can see the “transparent” version of the X lenses at DC.watch (Once on the site scroll down to see the pics).
According to Panasonic both lenses should be available in October but I wouldn’t bet on that. The [shoplink 23110]Panasonic-Leica 25mm f/1.4[/shoplink] was supposed to be available in US and European stores in August but only very few lenses have been shipped to “western” countries in late September. And are now still out of Stock at [shopcountry 23110]. Until now Panasonic cameras and lenses always have been in Stock 2-3 months after the announced availability month.
Panasonic 14-42mm X lens at [shopcountry 25104].
Panasonic 45-175mm X lens [shopcountry 25103].
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that new thing is quite the hunter… 🙁
“Our reader Roderick Kar made the video comparison you see on top and posted some image samples on Flickr (Click here).”
The url doesnt work?
🙁 so sad that they quieted updating GF1 firmware.
Weird, they missed out the G2, and GH2, and G10 as well
The GH2 firmware update will be released later this month.
45-175mm vs 14-140mm video comparison
Where’s the 45-200?
So It means I’m not supposed to use the 14-42 X with my GF1 ? ok I’ll keep the oly 14-42 it’s rather small too
No, it just means that you haven’t bothered to read about it yet.
“The Panasonic-Leica 25mm f/1.4 was supposed to be available in US and European stores in August but only very few lenses have been shipped to “western” countries in late September. ”
I know many people, using the 25mm. And I’m living in a western country(Or isn’t Germany one of these?)
Please, do not exaggerate it!
I’m from Germany, too … and got my Leica 25mm last week. Pre-ordered in July.
For me it’s delivery in homeopathic dosis …
You can use it, just some features wont be available like when you turn off/on it wont go to the last position.
I don’t see the fuss with the Leica 25/1.4
I had it since middle of august but the photos were not as good as the ones from the Nokton. Bokeh was all over the place and Nokton handled light much better. I guess the fact that it has AF @1.4 is what makes it stand out from the crowd.
The 45-175 x is in stock in the UK and mine has been shipped today.
I’ve had my 25/1.4 for over 2 months now. No problem in ‘Western’ UK!!!
The X lens works on every M43 camera, why does people keep on insisting it won’t work on their GF1 etc, even E-P1 work flawlessly without any update at all!
Focus while zooming is definitively much better than the 45-200mm, which is fairly bad in that respect.
http://m43photo.blogspot.com/2010/11/example-video-capture-gh1lumix-45-200mm.html
Dont’t forget that the linked post is rather old.
The 45–200 had got a new firmware in the meantime – mostly for enhancing focusing behavior while shooting video.
So it would be fair to compare the 45–200 with new firmware 1.1…
I like the 45-175mm quite a bit. I especially like the size compared to the 14-140mm. Zooming in and out would probably smoother too compared to turning the zoom ring by hand (although the focus hunting towards the end of the video looked a little scary). But I think I’d rather have an extra 31mm on the wide end than an extra 35mm on the long end.
“For customers of DMC-G3 and DMC-GF3
The download for the firmware update program to Ver. 1.1 is temporally suspended, in order to make sure the reliability of the firmware, especially in case of the use of Four Thirds Lens couppled with mount Adapter.
The download will be available back again around the middle of Oct.”
Does anybody know if there is a possibility to switch the new X lenses’ OIS off when used on a PEN? I’m really interested in those lenses but if this isn’t possible it certainly will be a deal breaker, for me.
I don’t think you can on Oly bodies, it will be the same as with the 14-42mm as that has no OIS switch either. But I think in this case you probably wouldn’t want to unless videoing. Power OIS is easily superior to the inbody IS on the Olys.