Sigma 23mm f/1.4 L-mount lens gets leaked
On April 3 Sigma will announce the new 17mm f/4.0, 50mm f/2.0 (both FF) and the 23mm f/1.4 APS-C lens. On top you see the leaked image of the 23mm lens!
via Asobinet
On April 3 Sigma will announce the new 17mm f/4.0, 50mm f/2.0 (both FF) and the 23mm f/1.4 APS-C lens. On top you see the leaked image of the 23mm lens!
via Asobinet
Laowa is teasing the launch of a new lens. I know this is the 28mm f/1.2 L-mount lens that they already displayed as a prototype at the CP+ show! I also got additional info from my source which I included here:
Specs summary:
I have no clue yet if those “leaked specs” are real. But let’s hope he is spot on and there will be a new S1H II soon!
Imaging Resource interviewed Mr. Yosuke Yamane. Here is a summary made by Asobinet:
Current status of the market and Panasonic
How is the S5II selling?
Will you release two similar cameras?
How did Leica contribute to processor design?
How has the basic AF algorithm changed with image plane phase detection?
Will Micro Four Thirds bodies also be equipped with focal plane phase detection AF in the future?
In addition to focal plane phase difference AF, what kind of AF changes were there?
Is there a possibility that S5II’s AI AF will come to existing models?
Will the GH6 use Dynamic Range Boost and not other models?
What’s going on with LUMIX Pro Service (LPS) in Europe?
Will YouTubers switch to the S series, or will the GH line continue to be popular?
Where is image correction by AI headed?
Amateur Photographer tested the Panasonic S 50mm f/1.8 and concluded:
The Lumix S 50mm F1.8 falls more into the first camp. It’s not exactly bargain-basement-priced, but it’s affordable and its f/1.8 aperture delivers the speed we crave. It’s lacking some of the refinements that we see on other lenses such as a focus limiter switch, a customisable function button or a control ring that can be used to adjust aperture or exposure compensation, but it’s weather-sealed, feels well-made and comes with a good, deep lens hood. Most importantly, it delivers extremely good quality images with no curvilinear distortion, next to no vignetting, just the occasional issue with fringing (which is correctable) and an impressive ability to maintain sharpness right into the corners.
With a lens this good, you’d really have to need the extra 1/3EV in aperture size to be willing to pay five times more to get the Lumix S Pro 50mm F1.4.