07-30-2010, 09:58 AM
[quote name='Sylvain' timestamp='1280444026' post='1406']
The 45-200 is probably still decent but doesn't shine so much when compared to its smaller siblings.
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Yep. Sorry to come here a bit late, but that matches my impression, too. Got one for our summer holidays and was a little disappointed about its lack of sharpness. However, given it was primarily used for family snapshots only, the results are actually very good when looked at normal print size instead of pixel level.
No issues with OIS here, though (on the G1). At least I spotted nothing negative in shots down to 1/200s.
So, in summary: ok for the holiday, but not a keeper lens. Maybe the upcoming 100-300 will be better (but no doubt even larger).
The 20/1.7 is a different story, btw. I followed your advice and got one, too, and it easily replaced the Summilux 25 here. It's not quite that good, but only slightly behind. Which is quite impressive since it's just about the size of the adapter required to mount the huge Leica lens on a mFT camera ...
-- Markus
The 45-200 is probably still decent but doesn't shine so much when compared to its smaller siblings.
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Yep. Sorry to come here a bit late, but that matches my impression, too. Got one for our summer holidays and was a little disappointed about its lack of sharpness. However, given it was primarily used for family snapshots only, the results are actually very good when looked at normal print size instead of pixel level.
No issues with OIS here, though (on the G1). At least I spotted nothing negative in shots down to 1/200s.
So, in summary: ok for the holiday, but not a keeper lens. Maybe the upcoming 100-300 will be better (but no doubt even larger).
The 20/1.7 is a different story, btw. I followed your advice and got one, too, and it easily replaced the Summilux 25 here. It's not quite that good, but only slightly behind. Which is quite impressive since it's just about the size of the adapter required to mount the huge Leica lens on a mFT camera ...
-- Markus
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