John Riley has just posted a full review of the newly announced Panasonic Leica DG VARIO-SUMMILUX 25-50mm F1.7 ASPH Lens (Amazon/ B&H/ Adorama) for Micro Four Thirds cameras at the ePhotozine.com. He tested this new lens on Panasonic GH9 and found such pros: Outstanding sharpness centrally, Very low distortion figures, Well-controlled CA, Attractive bokeh, Low levels of vignetting, High-quality manufacture, Dust and splash resistance, Fast and accurate AF and Click-free aperture control for video. Read More »

Panasonic has just officially announced the new Panasonic Leica DG VARIO-SUMMILUX 25-50mm F1.7 ASPH Lens. It is a fast-aperture telephoto zoom lens for Micro Four Thirds cameras, featuring 50-100mm equivalent focal length range, 16 elements in 11 groups,  one aspherical lens and three Extra-low Dispersion (ED) lenses and one Ultra-high Refractive lens (UHR). Focus is silent and internal, with a 9-bladed circular diaphragm and the manual focus ring is a ‘clutch’ design, allowing you to pull it back to engage manual focus complete with a distance scale.  It is sealed against dust and moisture.

This new lens costs $1,797.99, first available for pre-order at Amazon/ B&H/ Adorama. It will start shipping from August 24, 2021. Read More »

The upcoming Panasonic Leica DG VARIO-SUMMILUX 25-50mm F1.7 ASPH Lens is now listed at B&H. However, the price is not released yet.

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The upcoming Panasonic Leica DG VARIO-SUMMILUX 25-50mm F1.7 ASPH Lens is coming near! Nokishita-C leaked the key specifications of this new lens.

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This is the image of the upcoming Panasonic Leica DG VARIO-SUMMILUX 25-50mm F1.7 ASPH Lens. This large-diameter medium-telephoto zoom is scheduled to be officially announced next week.
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