Lumix Leica 25/1.4 mm lens (1 Viewer)

Neil · May 24, 2015

I bought this lens last weekend and took it to Sabah with me for a few days this week. Nice weather (but hot) was a good opportunity for this lens to show it's strengths. Overall quality is very good and the lens hood does a good job of keeping stray light out. Autofocus was good and contrast looked better than the 20/1.7. It's sharp. The extra speed helped around sunsets and interiors.
Here are a few shots from the trip.
Neil.

Panasonic GH4 and Lumix Leica 25/1.4 mm lens
Kota Kinabalu,
Sabah
May 2015

ammadoux · May 24, 2015

great results you had with it, congratulations.

Hobbes2 · May 24, 2015

That does sound good and might be especially useful for digiscoping, giving a little more reach than the Pana 20mm f1/7

Neil · May 25, 2015

Hobbes2 said:
That does sound good and might be especially useful for digiscoping, giving a little more reach than the Pana 20mm f1/7

I was more interested in better quality at distance over water and mud in the heat. The 20/1.7 has image quality issues over 50 metres in these conditions. The Sigma 30/2.8 is better but too long for some applications.
I also wanted to be able to fit a Variable ND filter on the lens without causing vignetting , which is what happens with the 20/1.7. For video you don't want fast shutter speeds or it looks "shuddery".
I'll report back soon as the rain clears here.
Neil.

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