Ronald Weissman Posted February 2, 2019 Share #1 Posted February 2, 2019 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) I've read many of the early reviews of the S1/S1R but have only seen reference to Panasonic's own lenses. Has anyone seen a reviewer who was able (or who Panasonic allowed) to test any Leica SL lens? I am curious about performance and any reduced functionality (things the SL lenses can't do when on a Panasonic body.). As someone who owns all but one of the SL lenses, I'm curious, and am wondering whether to pick up the bundled Kit (less expensive than buying the camera and lens separately). I've seen reports of three different lens bundles in the UK, but have only read about a 24-105 bundle in the US. In any case, if anyone has seen a report of the S1 or S1R with an SL lens, please let us know. Edited February 2, 2019 by Ronald Weissman Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest Posted February 2, 2019 Share #2 Posted February 2, 2019 None have so far that I've seen, which makes me think Pansonic didn't allow it at that point (perhaps the firmware doesn't support it yet either - Leica only updated theirs for the "other way" support yesterday). Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smogg Posted February 3, 2019 Share #3 Posted February 3, 2019 I tried Panasonic S1 with Leica 24-90 lens but I had only 5-10 minutes with camera. So I briefly tested only AF, it seems to me, that it much faster than SL with 24-90 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexander Posted February 3, 2019 Share #4 Posted February 3, 2019 vor 2 Stunden schrieb Smogg: I tried Panasonic S1 with Leica 24-90 lens but I had only 5-10 minutes with camera. So I briefly tested only AF, it seems to me, that it much faster than SL with 24-90 did you see the Pana 70-200 working on SL? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted February 3, 2019 Share #5 Posted February 3, 2019 2 hours ago, Smogg said: I tried Panasonic S1 with Leica 24-90 lens but I had only 5-10 minutes with camera. So I briefly tested only AF, it seems to me, that it much faster than SL with 24-90 As the 24-90 is already fast in AFs that would be impressive. Perhaps too much to hope for, but did you try AFc, tracking, face recognition or check low light performance? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 3, 2019 Share #6 Posted February 3, 2019 I was thinking the same - hard to be "much faster" than something that is already near instant (assuming reasonable light of course), surely? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smogg Posted February 3, 2019 Share #7 Posted February 3, 2019 Advertisement (gone after registration) I have just tried single AF to switch focus from nearest objects (50 cm) to farthest and visa versa. I also tried Pana 24-105 and didn’t find any differences in focus speed with Leica 24-90. It was preproduction model 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smogg Posted February 3, 2019 Share #8 Posted February 3, 2019 It was in rather good but cloudy light Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
verwackelt Posted February 4, 2019 Share #9 Posted February 4, 2019 is there any Raw-Developer like C1 or LR supporting the S1 files already? I think the best results will be achieved if the Lensprofiles could be used in Raw developing. Hope that C1 will support a Leica SL2 in future… Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkinVan Posted February 4, 2019 Share #10 Posted February 4, 2019 " ...we found the Panasonic 24-105mm f4’s autofocus to be surprisingly fast. This prototype that we used seemed more on par to the autofocus performance that a DSLR has and not like Sony’s 24-105mm f4 G–which is perhaps a class leader in autofocus speed." https://www.thephoblographer.com/2019/02/01/first-impressions-panasonic-24-105mm-f4-panasonic-l-mount/#more-133532 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkinVan Posted February 4, 2019 Share #11 Posted February 4, 2019 https://www.thephoblographer.com/2019/02/01/first-impressions-panasonic-s1-should-sony-be-scared/#more-133507 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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