Leica 28mm Summilux-M – 05
For some thoughts on the Panasonic S1R and my ad hoc "test methodology", please click the top image below.
I took test shots with four M-lenses with a Panasonic S1R: Leica 21mm, 28mm and 50mm Summilux and Zeiss 35mm Distagon ZM, all f/1.4 lenses, all at f/1.4. This is one of the test shots uploaded to Flickr.
All these are actual pixels at 100% magnification in Capture One. Most of these zoomed in views are from the corners. The panel on the right shows the stream of shots in full frame, with the current frame highlighted.
The in-camera JPEG processing is quite mediocre – it is easy to see posterization effects. But having used other Panasonic Lumix cameras in the past, I have no doubt that the raw files will be far superior.
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The 28mm focal length is considered the true reportage lens, so it is popular for street photography. A 50mm lens is normal, longer focal lengths are telephoto, 35mm is wide angle, but not punchy enough, and 24mm and below are ultra wide angles.
So the 28mm is the perfect focal length to capture a lot of information, with just the right punch. So I was especially curious to see how the 28 lux did on the S1R. The short answer is, "great"!
Leica 28mm Summilux-M – 05
For some thoughts on the Panasonic S1R and my ad hoc "test methodology", please click the top image below.
I took test shots with four M-lenses with a Panasonic S1R: Leica 21mm, 28mm and 50mm Summilux and Zeiss 35mm Distagon ZM, all f/1.4 lenses, all at f/1.4. This is one of the test shots uploaded to Flickr.
All these are actual pixels at 100% magnification in Capture One. Most of these zoomed in views are from the corners. The panel on the right shows the stream of shots in full frame, with the current frame highlighted.
The in-camera JPEG processing is quite mediocre – it is easy to see posterization effects. But having used other Panasonic Lumix cameras in the past, I have no doubt that the raw files will be far superior.
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The 28mm focal length is considered the true reportage lens, so it is popular for street photography. A 50mm lens is normal, longer focal lengths are telephoto, 35mm is wide angle, but not punchy enough, and 24mm and below are ultra wide angles.
So the 28mm is the perfect focal length to capture a lot of information, with just the right punch. So I was especially curious to see how the 28 lux did on the S1R. The short answer is, "great"!