BHphoto is the first worldwide store accepting preorder of the new Panasonic-Leica 15mm f/1.7 in Black (Click here) or Silver (Click here).
Few low resolution image samples can be seen at Panasonic UK and Panasonic Germany.
BHphoto is the first worldwide store accepting preorder of the new Panasonic-Leica 15mm f/1.7 in Black (Click here) or Silver (Click here).
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If the quality is there, I’ll replace my 14mm and 20mm with this one.
How can you possibly replace a 20mm with 15mm?
by taking a small step forward.
It’s a different perspective…
You don’t see the difference anyway, with that tiny sensor.
Watch the Upstream Color movie (shot entirely with GH2) and you’ll change your mind about the capabilities of mFT sensors. The thing that matters is the person behind the camera. mFT is actually big enough for almost everything, if you have bright good glass such as Voigtlanders and perhaps Panasonic Leicas.
Isn’t that wonderful, though?
I also have the 25mm Panasonic. The 20 and 25 are too close in perspective for me. Maybe I should rephrase. I will get this 15mm to complement my 25mm and then ditch my 14mm and 20mm as I probably will not not use them any more.
damn ,.Leica label again,.with summilux name for F1.7,.not F1.4,.its sure ,.a better choice than the 14mm lumix, but also expensive,.
Panasonic should replace the F1.4/25mm with the new version since also has the LEICA label-Summilux name but should come up with aperture ring and with less CA /better optic ,and probably reversible hood,.
My point is if Panasonic want to use A LEICA Label plus the Lux/Cron or Noct,.they should comes up with Aperture ring just to distinguish their product from the Lumix Lens
You’re right. They should have a more unified optical and functional set of lenses to bear the Leica name.
“Metal lens barrel is accentuated by a dedicated MF/AF switch and an aperture ring for more direct, intuitive operation.”
Not “available” but able to be pre-ordered. Indeed. Being the first to have a “pre-order” capability certainly is an achievement worthy of especial note.
Many people might think it useful to know which store has the lens in stock, when that time rolls around, but if one can promote B&H, why the heck not?
I have been waiting for this lens to finally bow. I am looking for it to replace my Olympus 12mm f/2 for environmental portraiture work. The Oly is solid and relatively sharp, but it doesn’t have that “pop” that my Nikon 24-70mm had, or my Oly 45mm and Oly 75mm have.
Unfortunately, the 12mm loses a lot of resolution and microconstrast due to its aggressive distortion correction (more than 4 percent distortion uncorrected). If this lens has more of a rectilinear design (it might with the look of the objective element), then it possibly could be a real winner.
I know I would stand to lose some on the wide angle, but the 12mm is often too wide even for environmental portraiture work.
I was hoping the Schneider 14mm f/2 (huge objective element) would fit this bill, but that lens is increasingly looking like vaporware.
If the Leica doesn’t fit the bill, I will most likely pick up a Zeiss 18mm 3.5 ZF2. I already have a Nikon adapter, and the Zeiss is manual focus on its native mount anyway.
The biggest bergain of the century. The cheapest and lkely smallest Leica ever made. I predict severe backorders due to extreme demands. m43 is in a league of its own, standing free of any real conpetition.
Yes, fortunately, there are no other systems this dumb.
I’ve only used the 12mm f/2.0 off-and-on for a few hours, switching between than and the 12-40mm f/2.8 zoom and I felt that the zoom lens did a better job because it was less of a compromise, but the 12mm does very good work for its tiny size.
I’ve been waiting for this 15mm f/1.7 lens. My expectations are generally not sky high but I would expect it to be better than the other Leica-branded lenses in the price range and much better than Olympus’ 17mm f/1.8.
Schneider seems to be having trouble making the 14mm f/2.0 lens at a reasonable cost before they try to market it, so we might never see it, unless they sell the prototypes.
The price isn’t too bad. Hopefully the image quality is at least on par with most of the other, obviously NOT the 42.5mm Nocticron, Leica branded Panasonic lenses.
High price, puny sensor, aperture ring does not work on Olympus… Pass.
No look, for M43 standards, the price is not too bad – as long as the lens does not rely on electronic adjustments, as they usually do.
The Fairy doth protest too much, methinks.
This was definately a lens for the GM1 but hardly a gap that needed filling, I think they could have spent the time on making lenses that are more needed/exciting. How about an 9-52mm F2.8 OIS zoom (18-105) or a faster ultra wide zoom with OIS? Or a 10mm prime. We have 12, 14, 17 and 20 already! none of them are exactly slow or big.
I love my GH3, but I’m sorry, mFT lenses are simply too expensive. They really are – especially here in Australia. I think I’m going to have to sell my GH3, simply can’t afford to invest in this format any longer.
You don’t have to buy the most expensive lenses in the MFT range. Buy the (very slightly) lower quality lenses that you can afford…
Lol…..600 euro for a 30mm F3.4
typical small minded small FF lonely guy ! sorry FF is not the top of the food chain that would be med format backs ! so guess I can make fun of your puny lens apertures if I want 🙂 but won’t cause I understand light so realize 1.7 is 1.7
of course your tiny FF sensor is no match !
troll boy if you used a light meter where is the setting for other cameras ? like Med format ? or for M4/3 ?
its a 1.7 ?
if I want to take group shots I can get the DOF of 3.4 but shoot at 1.7 🙂 bonus !!!
funny how folks like you are so un educated ? but then again chances are you are not a photographer just a troll and not realize there are always two sides and why I like Med Format and FF gear and M43
I’ve always had trouble getting enough DoF with Four-Thirds and micro Four-Thirds. I’ve never seen too much. It may be personal preference, but I like to have the whole face in focus, not just the nose.
“DOF of 3.4 but shoot at 1.7” is not a bonus. You can use a FF camera with 4x the ISO and still get a better shot. Since you are teaching rubbish, I thought I’d pitch in…
Then, for some reason, you add personal insults to a perfectly good remark. Are you a boy with problems?
sorry not true ! you can not shoot at 4x the iso and get better shot
not teaching rubbish at all ? I use both FF and M4/3 for weddings/portraits and use both for the strengths they have
just tired of pure stupidity and ignorance about formats and things like you can shoot FF at 4x the iso and get better results 🙂 is one of those things !!!! nice try its obvious you don’t own a camera such as a E-M1
D4 and D600 and E-M1
the D4 has about 2 stops on the top end the D600 about a stop and half that is it in real world being PP properly
go to the comparison page on DPReview choose raw in the comparison and pull down the em1 or em5 at 800 then pull down another camera like the 5dmiii at 4x like 12800 and it has fallen apart even 2 stops at 3200 the E-M1 is cleaner
pull down the D4 and you will see the raw again at 3200 on the D4 is about like the raw of the em5 at 800 then do the D4 at 6400 and you will notice more noise !
go educate yourself on these and again if you actually shot all these cameras for a living you would realize this but since you most likely don’t have any of these its OK at least you will learn something !
should say the dp comparison will get you base results of course or a starting point ! but will clearly show you how wrong you are
“pull down the D4 and you will see the raw again at 3200 on the D4 is about like the raw of the em5 at 800”
You are *nearly* saying the same as I.
On top, you have the magnification advantage; it is normal for non photographers to ignore this. No, you won’t find that in dpreview, but you can learn about it. I suggest direct experimentation.
I have been patient and answered; now, you be good and try *before* you come back with more nonsense.
LB, it’s good to have you here but I’m afraid you are wasted. Too many marketing folks, too few photogs here. You are pearls to swines.
actually full time photographer for 30 years and make 6 figures doing it so no marketing guy here
wonder how sad someones life must be to be in a forum about gear they do not even own or like ? man that must be so frigin pathetic of a existence !!! sad really really sad
thats two stops not 4 ? and at 3200 the D4 is almost ? not quite as nice ?
again I shoot them both ? do you even own a E-M1 and D4 and a D600 ? I use them for work and know what the real results are plain and simple
here it is D4 at 3200 with say whatever lens on 24-70 I can’t shoot groups at 2.8 they will be out of focus in the second row ! so I shoot about 5.6
now take the E-M1 with the panny 12-35 and I can shoot at 2.8 !
since you are some kinda god photographer tell me how many stops difference is 2.8 to 5.6 !!!!!
choose a 85 lens I can’t shoot a couple at 1.4 to shallow so I stop down to say to 2.8
with a panny 42.5 I can shoot at 1.2 and be OK
so whats the difference of 1.2 to 2.8
so reality is they end up being the same thing in the end ? one does not lead the other in real world usage and each has its pros and cons
no nonsense at all ! again I bet you do not even own a E-M1 or modern M43 ? so chances are you have no clue typical though of some like you talking out your okole about stuff you do not even own
You “photo realist” are just another kid with no clue, but a big mouth. This is basic physics man, there is no arguing here. Learning is overrated right?
again go do the comparison ? I own the cameras I mentioned and shoot them as a very successful photographer for 30 years now
you are the same kinda person that says shove a V8 in a Porsche 911 cause its bigger and will go faster and have no clue ! same kinda idiot who thinks the fastest motorcycles are the ones with the biggest engines !
again go compare you can’t get 4 stops ! I clearly said 1-2 stops yes so where is the lie ? go see it with your own eyes
but the fact is you obviously hate M4/3 and don’t own them so are not talking from experience at all !
I guess for you learning is over rated and talking about things you do not own or use puts you in the typical idiot camp of others here 🙂 hahahhahaha
sad little man
At least you already identified yourself as liar
Most of the time DOF is overrated
DoF is about the only thing left that FF freaks have to pick on M4/3 about.
They can have it.
Indeed, shaving 10 pounds off my kit and having it all fit in a small messenger bag is more than worth losing the ability to make endless same-ish zero-creativity blurfest shots with a FF DSLR…
Let’s not be TOO predictable, there Seizure.
DOF on a wide angle lens? Why does it matter?
Funny how the shutter speed will be set to be compatible with f/1.7, not f/3.4.
Arg, a bit expensive…
Hope the optical quality is on par with the price!
No digital image correction, we are LEICA!!!
Better give you a huge lens for its focus distance and a not-really-esential aperture at an insane price tag.
first announced 600 British pounds, now 600USD, here goes the first price drop in less than 24h 🙂
Well only thing more boring than a 28mm eqv. is a 30mm eqv.
Boring photographers will pull the worse out of *any* FoV.
That’s not expensive. Please check leica lens prices…
This lens isn’t made by Leica. Panasonic made the lens and paid Leica to put the LEICA brand on it. This lens’ value should be assessed with respect to its quality, not the brand label on it.
No lens are designed by LEICA, please look olds news about that (don’t remeber if it was about 25/1.4 or 42.5/1.2). And made by Panasonic.
They are all overpriced, never mind what they wrote on the barrel. M43 has high prices and low quality, a real loser in my book.
Brilliant combination with GM1 .
Looking forward to get GM1L .
Lens Hood?
DPReview mentions a metal lens hood in their specs? ….but I see no photos of the lens with the hood anywhere? B&H pre-order does not list a hood as “In-The-Box”….so what gives …is it included or is it a $100 add-on?????