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Panasonic Lumix S 1.8 50 - First impressions


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When I bought my S5, Panasonic had an offer of the Sigma 45mm f2.8 as a bonus gift. When it came time to claim it, they didn't have stock, so they offered me a choice between the 50mm and 85mm, so I jumped at the chance to get a fully native, fast prime. I wasn't expecting a solid heavy lens, and I'm glad it's not, as it is light and will be easy to carry for travel.

It works beautifully for mid range portraits, as mentioned above. Coupled with the S5's face/eye detection, the S5 + 50 can lock on to faces even more easily than with the Panasonic G9 and Olympus Pro primes, which are no slouches. The lens is very sharp in the centre and the background blur is pleasant and unobtrusive, and still has a nice sense of separation between the focused subject and blurred background.

Autofocus for moving subjects is a bit hit and miss, despite Panasonic touting the S5 as having the best AF in the full frame range. When shooting video, it's sometimes easier to switch to manual focus and nudge it into place. Wide open, the footage and images have a clear, modern look but not overly clinical. Images have a fair bit of contrast, and colours are moderatelyl saturated, definitely like a modern lens.

As we've been in lockdown for the past couple of months, I haven't had much chance to go out and shoot with the S5 and 50, but this will be remedied as soon as possible. If the 50 is indicative of the rest of the f1.8 primes, they will make an excellent set for travel and up to high-midrange jobs.

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vor 20 Stunden schrieb Torpille:

Thanks a lot for your feedback and this post. 

Do you have an idea of how it compares to the sigma 65mm ?

 

 

Sorry, I have not used the Sigma so far,  but based on my experience with the 3.5 24 from Sigma, I am quite sure that haptics will be nicer on the Sigma and optically it should at least hold up.

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16 hours ago, scrollt said:

My 50mm 1.8 arrived yesterday and it's exactly what I was expecting. 10 years ago (or something) I used a Canon 50mm 1.4, which was absolutely terribly wide open compared to this. I like it and it will be a nice light lens that always finds a place in my bags.

The 50/1.8 is giving me some really good portraits and action pictures, it's very pleasing. Looking forward to Panasonic's 35mm f1.8.

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I bought mine a few weeks ago and I must say that this lens surprises me in a good way.

Weight, price, quiet operation and of course the image quality.

The rendering is very good and it is an excellent companion to the SL601.

For a while, I thought about the apo summicron but as I already own the Vario 24-90mm, I chose the light and economical version for the 50mm.

Bravo Panasonic.

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Yes, it certainly delivers in spades - especially considering the price-tag. :)

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On 5/2/2022 at 12:46 PM, huwm said:

I find the sigma primes so much nicer to actually go out and use so the 45/2.8 displaced this one from my bag (the sig 35/2 pretty much lives on the SL2)

Love the Sigma primes. The Panasonics less so and my bodies are S1R, S1H and S5.

I only had the 85mm f1.8 and it was OK, - just a bit plasticky, the hood too big, but better for video.

For stills, I prefer the Sigma f2's and have the 20mm, the 35mm and the 65mm.

They are all great but the 65mm for me is the real gem.

A bit more reach than your 50mm, but not quite so leggy as an 85 which indoors especially can sometimes be a bit much.

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