Technical Details
Color Black
Included Components Lens
Item Dimensions 1 x 1 x 1 inches
Item Weight 2.17 pounds
Lens Design Fixed Zoom
Lens Type mirror-lens
Maximum Aperture ƒ/6.3
Maximum Focal Length 400
Minimum Aperture ƒ/22
Minimum Focal Length 100
Shipping Weight 1 pound
UNSPSC Code 45121603
Zoom Type fixed
This was not a test report.
The week I spent with these two new lenses was a great time to get an idea if Panasonic is on track with this greatly anticipated and soon to be highly coveted new lens. I chose not to write a specific report on the details of this new optic since the two I was shooting were basically prototypes, literally built by hand and somewhat different than what we will soon see. I will say that the auto focus was exceptionally fast and accurate, the glass is extremely sharp. It focuses as close as 1.3 meters or 4.2 feet
A very good intro with photos from two pre-production lenses: http://naturalexposures.com/leica-lumix-100-400mm/
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Niels
MTF diagram for the Leica 100-400 DG,
seems so be optimized for the max focus length
and very sharp at 400mm
MTF diagram for the Leica 100-400 DG,
seems so be optimized for the max focus length
and very sharp at 400mm
Could someone point me to the cheat-sheet on how to read such graphs? Is a couple of points meaningful when situated between 90 and 100, and what does 20/40/60 S/M really mean in this context?
And, for comparison, any links to similar graphs for the canon 100-400 (version 1 or 2 or both)?
thanks
Niels
Thank you.
I also mentioned 60 because the Oly graph seems to include that instead of 40, but I assume it still means contrast. The center sharpness seems slightly closer to 100% in the pana graph?
Niels
With the Olympus lens you get 6-stops when combining both lens and in-camera stabilization with the OMD E-M1.
Have to be a bird sitting extremely still for this to be relevant
Niels
yes, very good for shooting stuffed birds!
but still might be useful, in some situations, being able to lower the ISO,
especially since high ISO is not super on the micro 4/3:s small sensor,
but I totally agree that IS is a bit overrated for bird photo
Plus, the claim is you get 4 stops with single IS (available regardless of what camera it is paire with), and 6 stops with dual, so that further limits the situations in which dual IS will be relevant (assuming the 6 stops claim is even accurate).
In any event, thanks for posting the charts and other info in this thread.