Panasonic f/1.7 vs f/1.2 lens size comparison (CameraSize).
SLRgear (Click here) tested the new Panasonic 42,5mm f/1.7 lens and writes:
With super sharp results, a small package and a low price point, what more can you want? For portrait shooters in the Micro Four Thirds mount, this is an excellent lens.
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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So worth selling the Oly45 for this?
Yes.
It depend on what is important to you .
For Bokeh & Optic Sharpness , you should remain with the great 45mm F1.8 especially for Oly camera holders .
This Panasonic lens is sharper, has lower chromatic aberrations, the bokeh is very smooth and it comes with a lens hood. 🙂
Pana: http://slrgear.com/reviews/zproducts/panasonic43f17/tloader.htm
Oly: http://slrgear.com/reviews/zproducts/olympus45f18m/tloader.htm
No. No.
Can’t based reviews that have huge time lap gap ( years )
If I have both lenses on hand , I definitely can find out .
For me , I only care about 2 things
1. Sharpness in wide open
2. Creamy defocusing effect
The lenses are reviewed on the same 12 Mpix camera.
The sharpness in the Panasonic lens is obviously better, they even projected a 3D map, what more do you want? Should it also kook for you (I wouldn’t mind that either :))
No? Sorry, simply saying that won’t magically make it so.
Yun, enough. You haven’t’ even used the Pana. You also complain above about the lack of actual samples to compare. Your statement about “Bokeh & Optic Sharpness” is 100% baseless fiction. You’re just making stuff up, please stop.
If you are a Panasonic user, probably yes, if you own Olympus cameras probably no.
GH4. I have liked using the small Oly 45. The lack of stabilisation can be frustrating. My favourite lens on the system is the 25mm 1.4
If you afford the switch, by all means.
Once the price drops at least $100 I’ll switch over just for the OIS. If you don’t need the stabilization then I don’t see any reason to switch.
Close focus distance and better corner edge / sharpness.
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I need the stabilisation. Desperately, as I cannot get consistently sharp results using 45/1,8 due to camera shake, unless I shoot 1/160 or faster.
According to that review, you should be able to get down to 1/8 second with OIS, which given the speed should hopefully be enough. I was planning on getting the Olympus but I’m prepared to wait for a price drop on this one.
Is that camera shake or shutter shock though?
I agree, 1/160 is pretty high if the problem really is camera shake. Are you shooting with the lcd at arms length? Do you have anti shock enabled?
The reviewer should bring a comparison with the 45mm F1.8 to see the advantage of both lenses performing . Judge from the photos available on line , I don’t see there is a need to switch from
45mm F1.8 to this lens even with a Pana body .
Camera Labs did and it has notably closer focus, better edge / corners plus the OIS. Oh and it comes with a hood. Switch? Probably not. Choosing between the two? Panasonic.
I only trust Leica DG lenses & Zuiko ED optics for my photography works .
So definitely no for me .
Bahahaha. Yes, branding definitely makes a lens better.
He didnt say branding… He said OPTICS. So not the brand but the quality.
And so when the OPTICS are better with this lens, he still ‘only trusts Leica DG and Zuiko ED’… logic is strong with this crowd.
Dpreview community members already did tests side by side and oly was better except wide open in just corners and there the difference was negligent.
Oly no CA and sharper center anf creamier bokeh.
Panasonic closer focus distance and OIS. T-stops same so no difference there.
Tested on which body? I trust CL over DPR ‘community’
Imaging resource also tested both lenses side by side and the conclusion is very clear: The Olympus “It’s slightly less sharp, and chromatic aberration is just slightly more evident, and it doesn’t feature image stabilization; however, the Olympus bodies feature sensor-shift stabilization, making this feature moot.”
The only thing which cam apparently make the Olympus lens better is blind fanboyism. 🙂
Leica DG lenses are actually Panasonic, the only thing Leica is the rented name.
To Yun’s defense, the DG lenses are designed by Leica in some respect. But it is pretty indefensible to only trust Oly and Leica DG in this era of great lenses.
There is NO Leica design what so ever, even Panasonic admired they made the design for those lenses, Leica only “approved” them (I’m translating this: Leica agreed to sell the name).
Not so sure. Perhaps there’s an article you can link, but I maintain there’s a collaboration that extends further than licensing the Leica name. Just look at the PL 15mm vs the 28mm lens on the Leica Q. There’s a design commonality that can’t be denied.
http://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/110831-how-leica-are-the-panasonic-lumix-lenses/
“In a nutshell, Panasonic’s “Leica lenses” are manufactured in Japan by Panasonic (or a sub-contractor?) to designs and quality standards approved by Leica. In the past such collaborations were not so frankly described, but nowadays modern consumer and trading standards legislation requires otherwise. “
Not to nit pick, but that’s an unsourced article from a forum posted in 2005. And it’s obviously referring to Panas point and shoot cameras of the time, which I would fully expect Leica to not have much interest in development.
We are now in 2015, 10 years later talking about a robust ILC system where the design pedigree that Panasonic has adopted from Leica cannot be denied in both Pana lenses and bodies. I think the current collaboration is deeper than you are insinuating, especially wrt Leica DG MFT lenses.
I read a very recent article exactly about the Panasonic (Leica) 42,5mm f/1,2 lens, but I did not saved the address. Panasonic is making all the lenses, Leica is only “approving” the design for the one with Leica logo (and probably asking for a fee). I have no problem with who produces them as long as they are very good. 🙂
I have heard something similar, specifically that Pana is manufacturing the lenses. But I think the design goes beyond approval. There is obviously a sharing of technology going on and it’s reflected in the design.
Again, compare the PL 15 mm summilux:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/images/images2500x2500/panasonic_h_x015k_lumix_g_leica_dg_1041519.jpg
To the 28mm lens on the Leica Q:
http://www.justaboutdetails.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/leica-q-live-01.jpg
Anyway, it’s probably not that important who makes the lenses, the important thing is they are grate!
Absolutely. We are very lucky, if not spoiled to have so many options at every price point.
I had the Olympus 45mm and really enjoyed it- small size, good image quality, reasonable price and build. It was a very nice portrait option. That said, everything I’ve seen leads me to believe the Panasonic is better. Good job Panny! Even with an Oly body I would consider this lens for the better corner sharpness and minimum focus distance.
No .
So you definitely wrong on this one .
The optical quality delivered in Leica DG Lenses will never be match with
any of current Lumix lenses .
http://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/110831-how-leica-are-the-panasonic-lumix-lenses/
There is nothing made in Germany by Leica in m4/3 world.
If you carefully read the whole review, they compared the two lenses:
The Olympus “It’s slightly less sharp, and chromatic aberration is just slightly more
evident, and it doesn’t feature image stabilization; however, the
Olympus bodies feature sensor-shift stabilization, making this feature
moot.”
I rely on you to show samples from this lens to convince me .
A portrait sample with wide open aperture for example .
“I rely on you” to compare the resolution graphic and sample images found in each review posted by SLR Gear (Imaging Resource).
Panasonic: http://slrgear.com/reviews/showproduct.php?product=1776
Olympus:http://slrgear.com/reviews/showproduct.php/product/1443/cat/14
Well considering m43’s is meant to be a ‘system’ I would go with the more compatible lens every time, regardless of whether the body I have today has IBIS or not. Panasonic has IS, a hood, sharper, closer focus and is supported by DFD.
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The Panasonic 42,5mm f/1,7 OIS lens is not only sharper, with less chromatic aberrations compared to the Olympus equivalent, but also has a very nice bokeh and comes with a lens hood included:
http://www.lenstip.com/2136-news-Panasonic_G_42.5_mm_f_1.7_ASPH._POWER_O.I.S._-_sample_images.html
OBS: “All pictures are JPEG files straight from the camera with the lowest level of sharpening and compression.”
Panny user (G3) here, so glad to see this lens and even happier to see its excellent performance. I’ve admired the Oly 45mm for years but couldn’t get around lack of IS at this focal length.