Micro Four Thirds lens tests
Metabones Ultra v Viltrox II Metabones did it first, but so did Xerox (with Windows) and look how that turned out. Is the superficially identical, significantly cheaper Viltrox Speedbooster a democratically-priced refinement, or a second rate rip-off? For many, the pricetag is the most important stat. A Nikon user perusing eBay faces the persuasive maths …
Panasonic 7-14mm Panasonic 8-18mm Olympus 7-14mm Laowa 7.5mm Acuity: 86.5%Bokeh: 45%Geometry: 60%Light Handling: XShot-Grabbing: 45%Light-Gathering: 20%Overall: 69.3% Acuity: 72.4%Bokeh: 60%Geometry: 72.9%Light Handling: XShot-Grabbing: 45%Light-Gathering: 40%Overall: 67.5% Acuity: 72.4%Bokeh: 60%Geometry: 72.9%Light Handling: XShot-Grabbing: 45%Light-Gathering: 40%Overall: 67.5% Acuity: 65.2%Bokeh: 55%Geometry: 75%Light Handling: X%Shot-Grabbing: 0%Light-Gathering: 60%Overall: 63.2% At 7mm, the Panasonic 7-14mm f4 is …
I was nagged by five questions: some may have pestered you too: 1: What does a Speedbooster do? Not the obvious gains – 30% more FoV and a stop of light – but what’s the hidden penalty? What degree the degradation? Or are Speedboosters win-win? Do they really improve results for smaller sensors? 2. Is …
The 28mm focal length (14mm in MFT) is the gateway to wide-angle. It’s an architectural photographer’s staple. Many lenses cover it: it’s typically at the top of a wide zoom and the low end of a standard zoom – where both tend to be weak. There are few MFT primes in this territory: Panasonic has …
The fundamentals of shooting in the Lumix G9’s high-res mode were sketched out when the camera was released in 2017. Likely you’ve already read Damien Demolder’s article; if you haven’t, that’s a good place to begin. In 2019, MFT seems to be clinging to a rather precarious foothold supported by Panasonic’s critical mass in the …
