Back in the film camera days, long before the advent of the zooming kit lens, camera companies often shipped their consumer and enthusiast bodies kitted with a 50mm lens; a practice I'd be thrilled to see come back. However, the type of purplish, four petal cross flare as seen on your photo with candles, might actually not be the lens’ fault. In fact, the lens’s main flaw is when shooting directly into the light, where strong veiling flare can cover much of the frame.

This compact, fast, and light "normal" lens for the MFT format performs very well over a wide range of stops (from wide open at f1. I would be surprised if people could tell a lens is 50lp/ih shaper in isolation and possibly even with side by side testing. ASPH is an affordable and capable option for Four-Thirds shooters seeking something more versatile than the kit lens, especially for low-light photography. We tested it with a Panasonic G9 and found the touchscreen makes it painless to move focus smoothly and silently, with just the tap of a finger. This means straight lines will look, well, straight (see the images above the flowers for an example).The lens handles well on any camera body due to the lightweight nature of the lens and the relatively slim profile. APS-C and full frame with similar aperture means even better low light performance and bokeh than with MFT. Nevertheless, as a model intended to entice users to upgrade from a kit zoom, it is an attractive option.

This in itself can be very useful, although stopping the lens down at such close distances may be needed for best results. Trying to think back at this, it's easy I think to grip it too hard, so like a stuck filter if we deform the ring it won't turn. You changed the MTF chart display marking of the vertical axis, to make it impossible to compare with other lenses including Olympus 25mm 1.To avoid space limitations with the layout of our review pages, indexes to the test shots launch in separate windows. In terms of video autofocus, this is what the easiest letters to get to work with Panasonic GH5 or G85. This lens focusing very well, if you experience some “front focus” issue, you should enable “constant preview” feature on your camera. An inner focus drive system and stepping motor for smooth, silent operation work with the camera's high-speed, high-precision Contrast AF system for both photo and video recording. Its smaller maximum aperture is a minor negative but it is a fully specified macro lens so you can really get to grips with close-up shooting.

Any idea of how I can best figure out if the lens actually has a problem (warranty) or if it just is not better by design.I think the 25mm might be a long 25mm rounded down (whereas the Oly 25mm is a short 25mm rounded up).

For reference the lens is quite reasonably sharp in the center wide open (60 lp/mm) and only gets modestly sharper by F/5. There is no weather resistance, so care should be taken in wet weather, but apart from this there is no hazard nor is there any reason why this could not be a general purpose, carry-anywhere lens offering a realistic and un-distorted view of the world.Panasonic LX-100 for me is a good camera that used to carry often, but I also have Sony RX1 and Leica Q2. We've assembled a few of our favorite articles, tutorials, explainers, and guides to help beginners get started with photography and level up to advanced concepts. Lens construction consists ofeight elements in seven groups, including two aspherical lenses to reduce chromatic and spherical aberrations for increased sharpness and clarity.