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Review on ๐Ÿ“ท Panasonic Summilux Lens 25mm f/1.4 Asph DG (H-X025E): High-Performance Photography Gear at Its Finest by Ta Wan แ Œ

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Excellent product, the best quality.

I do not regret the purchase. For video, it's just perfect. Especially if you need to shoot a near-portrait angle without distortion. with such aperture on gh1, even in a dark room for 640iso I didnโ€™t seem to go even once . Very nice model, it's a pity that there are so few like it. I would love to buy a 45mm watering can, but it is extremely expensive, and Iโ€™m not particularly interested in macro, and I see no reason to overpay for it.

Pros
  • Excellent, sharp, extremely fast (1.4 is no joke to you), much sharper than nokton 25 0.95, the classic fifty dollars. Even an inexperienced person really likes the pictures from this lens (I especially liked the description "as if looking in a mirror"), the faces on it are perfectly transmitted in terms of proportions (of course - it's an analogue of 50mm). The focus ring is electronic - it spins endlessly in each direction. Focusing is incredibly convenient and pleasant (rubber grip). the lens itself is made of extremely noble plastic (thread made of some kind of steel or something like that). A lens hood is included (very cute - with an aspect ratio of 16x9). Vignetting is almost non-existent. Sharpness is excellent even at 1.4. in 2.2 itโ€™s already crazy, in 4 itโ€™s great even in the corners ! Nice bokeh (I donโ€™t care at all, but there are lovers). Focusing from a very close distance (about 35cm). the course of the focus ring is such that you can fine-tune the focus very accurately.
Cons
  • All the same, a little expensive - but now I can say that I donโ€™t regret a penny and it costs its money - so this is hardly a drawback. 46mm thread for filters - I canโ€™t find any ND anywhere at all, and I canโ€™t find an adapter for 46-52 yet either - apparently Iโ€™ll stir up at auctions, or I just searched badly. Aperture adjustment is exclusively in the device - there is no ring on the lens. It's a pity there is no stabilization, but with such aperture, sharpness, this is in principle not possible. Unfortunately, they transmit the picture insanely flawlessly (and for me this is a small minus), and the same Helios 44-6, even with a slightly closed aperture, makes the picture much more plastic. there is no such thing with a watering can - what came - it was almost flawless and removed. There are chromatic aberations at a full hole - not very noticeable, but there is, and even at any aperture position there is a little bit, but not much more than with other lenses. In principle, all the shortcomings are rather nit-picking all the same, and attempts to find them in general.