Image from the 30mm macro lens review by Pchome.
The new Panasonic 30mm macro lens is in Stock for the first time in USA at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama. And so in Europe in many stores like WexUK or RedcoonDE.
New Panasonic lens store links:
Panasonic 42.5mm f/1.7 POWER O.I.S. Lens at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.
Panasonic MACRO 30mm f/2.8 MEGA O.I.S. Lens at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.
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The 30mm and 42.5mm are on their way to me already since yesterday. Beside the Leica branded, somewhat expensive 45mm Macro Elmarit and 42.5mm Nocticron, the new 30mm Macro and 42.5mm are the only two other primes in the whole M43 system to have built-in stabilization. For the price at which they go for and having seen the initial response from testers, these two seem to be quite the catch if you’re a Panasonic (and/or perhaps Blackmagic) shooter.
Where did you order the 42.5? I haven’t seen any shipping dates listed anywhere so I’ve been waiting to order. thank you!
EU, not the States, sorry bro. I always check out http://geizhals.eu . In the US I guess you’ll have to wait for B&H, Adorama or Amazon to get some.
Thanks. Amazon recently made their delivery date 1-2 months and adorama had “shipping May 5th” but obviously removed that, as well.
Why is that that the States are so behind on lens shipments lately? For the last couple of years it seems that lenses are released first in Japan/Hong Kong, a few weeks later Europe, and a few months later USA. Strange…
Kinda like The Avengers. We already were able to see it before anybody in the US.
I guess it’s a fair tradeoff for the EUR/USD being as crappy for us as it is. 😛
I just placed my order for the 42.5 as well (in Switzerland). Should arrive tomorrow.
Really hope it performs as well or better than the Olympus 45.
GM5 + 20/1.7 + 42.5/1.7 + collapsible 12-32mm + collapsible 35-100 = ultimate miniature camera set up. Exactly why I chose M43.
Yeah! Both came in this morning! First impression is pretty solid (perhaps one could argue there’s no physical on/off switch for the stabilizer).
Actually have the Olympus 45 as well. I have the E-M1, so I’m able to get it stabilized, but it would be nice if I were able to get some stabilization going on the GH2, GH4 and BMPCC as well. Like I said, there are only four prime lenses in the M43 system that will give that to you, and for the price of the Leica branded ones, I’d rather buy a couple of vintage lenses or something.
From what I’ve seen from the reviews they are tack sharp (with nice performance wide open) and have pretty decent bokeh. Colors seem better than the 14-140mm, 20mm and 14mm and overall just giving off a more natural/organic vibe. Where normally the non-Leica Pana’s usually tend to look very clinical and poppy. Kinda Samsungy (phone, not camera), so contrasty, vivid, (overly) sharp, without much character.
But I’m yet to put it to a reallife test. So I’m heading out to the Belvedère summer palace and botanical gardens in a bit to get some shots (was already planning on doing that, I need to check out a vintage lens I got the other day, the Zenit TAIR-11A 135mm f/2.8).
I have a nice CADEN shoulder bag. I agree, I just love the M43 for the simplicity and compactness of it all. Added bonus is that mirrorless cameras are very forwards thinking and have a lot of cool features. But the fact that you can go shoot awesome quality stuff, with a very basic, minimal setup that doesn’t weigh you down (literally), is quite something and perfect for daily use and as travel companion. Plus it doesn’t make you stand out that much, like a 1D X with 70-200mm f/2.8L would.
In the left corner… it’s Panasonic. Coming in with the 30mm f/2.8 Macro accompanied by the 42.5mm f/1.7, both optically stabilized, taking on Olympus in the opposite corner, with the 60mm f/2.8 Macro and 45mm f/1.8. This is round 1. Ready? Set? FIGHT!
In the left corner… it’s Panasonic. Coming in with the 30mm f/2.8
Macro accompanied by the 42.5mm f/1.7, both optically stabilized, taking
on Olympus in the opposite corner, with the 60mm f/2.8 Macro and 45mm
f/1.8. This is round 1. Ready? Set? FIGHT!
http://i.imgur.com/u6sARv6.jpg
Saw one at Unique Photo like a week ago. http://upho.to/1c6vIFQ
unless one needs ois, why would you choose this over the 60mm (which is the same price)?
If you’re shooting stuff indoors, like jewelry or stamps or coins or something, 30mm is an adequate amount of reach.
Because it is a different FoV
Simple answer – you wouldn’t
I have tried the lens… It equals to a 60mm field of view. Excellent for portraits to name a few besides Macro. And the Macro capabilities are awesome…The Olympus 60mm equals to 120mm, basically unusable for most situations specially indoors…I owned the Olympus 60mm macro for a short time. Great lens but neve really used the 120mm focal length…
Regards
I know that it’s equiv to 60mm. If I’m doing portraits in the 30mm range, I’m putting on my 25 f1.4 or using my 12-40. One would think that a 60mm macro would be a whole lot more useful than a 30mm macro. Heck, I’d probably buy back my old 50 f2 4/3 before going with the 30 macro.
I would! I prefer the shorter focal length for macro 3d photography. My lens is arriving tomorrow. I will then sell the Panasonic 45mm lens. I have already sold the Olympus 60mm lens (way too long for me)