I'm looking forward to the Pany 150/2.8 . . . . though I need to sell some gear to afford one.
I'm not completely sure but I believe Panasonic have mentioned they will not produce that lens. Was on 43rumors a while ago I believe, like I said, not sure but I hope it is wrong as I was looking forward to it too. Perhaps they don't see a point with it when Olympus releases the 40-150 F2.8?
Wilbus wrote:
I'm not completely sure but I believe Panasonic have mentioned they will not produce that lens. Was on 43rumors a while ago I believe, like I said, not sure but I hope it is wrong as I was looking forward to it too. Perhaps they don't see a point with it when Olympus releases the 40-150 F2.8?
Latest rumors are that Panasonic WILL produce the 150/2.8. It will likely be more compact, lighter weight, have OIS, and likely better IQ than the 40-150/2.8 if Pany does it right. I believe the rumor had it being delayed somewhat.
OK, I'll jump into the ring with my Lumix DMC-FZ200
f2.8/24-600mm. Great depth of field with its tiny sensor. The sea otter photo was shot at 600mm from a bobbing inflatable craft.
I got this camera with a kit lens couple days ago for my short Vegas trip. I was accompanying my wife who was going to a convention. I was worried because the last time we went to Vegas, and I had Sony A7r+35FE lens, the security at one of the fancy clubs did not want to let me in, so my wife had to hide the camera in her purse. This time, with GM1 kit it was a breeze because the camera literally looks smaller than most point-and-shoots and no problems bringing it in anywhere. Although my wife herself is not happy with how the kit lens renders her portraits (she prefers 135MM FL at least for her portraits and yells at me if I use anything shorter), the kit lens was good for general shots and after playing with Raw and Jpegs, I resorted to shooting Jpegs and left ISO up to 3200. My last m43 camera before GM1 was Olympus OMD EM5 and whatever DXO thinks, it appears to my eyes that low light shots are cleaner on GM1 than they were on EM5.
Jman13 wrote:
I'm truly amazed at how little there is in this thread. I guess I'm as guilty as anyone, but still surprising. Took my GX1 out with the 15/1.7 so I could use the aperture ring. What a nice small combo.
