Panasonic "pro" quality f/2.8 zooms for Micro Four Thirds

Bruce writes:

Not all the excellent Micro Four Thirds lenses will be expensive; for
example the Olympus 45mm f/1.8 is an excellent buy.

Ctein agrees in his review on The Online Photographer yesterday
http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2011/11/olympus-45mm.html
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Bruce writes:

David Dyer-Bennet wrote:
Bruce writes:

Not all the excellent Micro Four Thirds lenses will be expensive; for
example the Olympus 45mm f/1.8 is an excellent buy.

Ctein agrees in his review on The Online Photographer yesterday
http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2011/11/olympus-45mm.html

Ctein is infatuated with Olympus. ;-)

He's very pleased with that camera and that lens, certainly. Wait for
(I think it's next week) when he reviews the 12mm f/2, though.
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Snapshots: http://dd-b.net/dd-b/SnapshotAlbum/data/
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Dragaera: http://dragaera.info

Bruce writes:

David Dyer-Bennet wrote:
Bruce writes:
David Dyer-Bennet wrote:
Bruce writes:
Not all the excellent Micro Four Thirds lenses will be expensive; for
example the Olympus 45mm f/1.8 is an excellent buy.

Ctein agrees in his review on The Online Photographer yesterday
http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2011/11/olympus-45mm.html

Ctein is infatuated with Olympus. ;-)

He's very pleased with that camera and that lens, certainly. Wait for
(I think it's next week) when he reviews the 12mm f/2, though.


I don't doubt that Ctein can be very entertaining, but I have a slight
problem with a 'serious' photographer who gets so excited about a
camera whose sensor has such a crippled dynamic range.

Serious photographers get judged by their photographs, not what
equipment they use.

A DxOMark comparison reveals that the latest Olympus E-P3 has 10.1
stops of dynamic range. The Canon PowerShot G12 beats that by more
than a full stop yet has a *tiny* sensor. The Panasonic DMC-LX5
manages 0.7 stops more than the E-P3. The Nikon D7000's Sony-made
APS-C sensor beats the Olympus by almost four stops!

So what you're saying is that people couldn't ever make decent
photographs on film, is that it?

I quite like my new Panasonic G3 and, over time, I will equip it with
some very good glass and no doubt have a lot of fun. But it will
always be hobbled by the lack of DR which seems to hobble all Micro
Four Thirds sensors, so I cannot get too excited about it.

And there's always HDR in various flavors, for the rare case where DR is
actually a problem.

What I like about the Olympus 45mm f/1.8 is the price. It is a good
quality lens at a reasonable price. But I cannot get excited about
the Olympus 12mm f/2. Optically, it is good, in the same class as the
90mm, but the price seems disproportionately high.

It's a bit high-priced certainly. For what I use that camera for I
won't be buying it. Might need the 45 though.
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Dragaera: http://dragaera.info

David Dyer-Bennet wrote:
writes:

David wrote:
writes:
David wrote:
writes:
Not all the excellent Micro Four Thirds lenses will be expensive; for
example the Olympus 45mm f/1.8 is an excellent buy.

Ctein agrees in his review on The Online Photographer yesterday
http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2011/11/olympus-45mm.html

Ctein is infatuated with Olympus. ;-)

He's very pleased with that camera and that lens, certainly. Wait for
(I think it's next week) when he reviews the 12mm f/2, though.


I don't doubt that Ctein can be very entertaining, but I have a slight
problem with a 'serious' photographer who gets so excited about a
camera whose sensor has such a crippled dynamic range.

Serious photographers get judged by their photographs, not what
equipment they use.

Equipment gets judged by it's performance and value.


A DxOMark comparison reveals that the latest Olympus E-P3 has 10.1
stops of dynamic range. The Canon PowerShot G12 beats that by more
than a full stop yet has a *tiny* sensor. The Panasonic DMC-LX5
manages 0.7 stops more than the E-P3. The Nikon D7000's Sony-made
APS-C sensor beats the Olympus by almost four stops!

So what you're saying is that people couldn't ever make decent
photographs on film, is that it?

I quite like my new Panasonic G3 and, over time, I will equip it with
some very good glass and no doubt have a lot of fun. But it will
always be hobbled by the lack of DR which seems to hobble all Micro
Four Thirds sensors, so I cannot get too excited about it.

And there's always HDR in various flavors, for the rare case where DR is
actually a problem.

I've been distracted with work and using my new Samsung Android Infuse
4G phone, which is fun but oh boy is it different from the D700 for
dynamic range.


What I like about the Olympus 45mm f/1.8 is the price. It is a good
quality lens at a reasonable price. But I cannot get excited about
the Olympus 12mm f/2. Optically, it is good, in the same class as the
90mm, but the price seems disproportionately high.

It's a bit high-priced certainly. For what I use that camera for I
won't be buying it. Might need the 45 though.