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I'll be frank and say I am not seeing a serious distortion, but very little actually. The Pentax Q 01 (as good as it is) and the Nikon 1 F1.8 18.5mm (again, as good as it is), show me more of a more notable distortion.Just a short note:
I'm quite happy with the Panaleicas 42,5/1.2 and 15/1.7
But the 15 suffers from serious distortion ...
Kind regards.
It's a fine lens that should do really well on the streets and is also great for interesting close-ups.Update: nm, I see the distortion now. Looks like Iridient corrects from the m4/3rds profile while Capture One shows it by default in all its glory Not as bad as I have seen in some places but I see your point
- Ricardo
Well, I'll be frank and say the ultra wide is not my preferred street focal length. But what I recently discovered (using the Nikon 1 no less), is that there are some distinct situations I have sort of identified where I think I would want something more like this.It's a fine lens that should do really well on the streets and is also great for interesting close-ups.
But you have to accept its shortcoming(s) ...
Kind regards.
Hi there Ricardo,Bart- question- where have you found the 15mm Panny Leica shortcomings show up for you? I understand the distortion aspect but since the lens seems so sharp and so well in the micro contrast department, looks like even with the software correction the file holds rather well.
Are you shooting lots of architecture? Just curious.
- Ricardo
Never been bothered with that size/weight conundrum.W
GRRRRR. If that's the case, what gives? Why go for the Olympus then if size with good quality lenses is not on its side when I consider more favorite focal lengths.... At least the 75mm is smaller than the F2.0 XF90 and while I do like that focal length, the other two are more key to me (but I still like the option).
That would leave response time and IBIS. Response time of Fuji has improved and from what I keep reading on the new AF system, there's a new jump in responsiveness here. I would definitively like to see for myself but looks like the difference wouldn't amount to much weight in this choice. The IBIS while very nice, and I will miss it, I don't think would trump the usability and the superb color/IQ of the Fuji.
Maybe some situations with IBIS cancel each other. And the option to use the 25 F1.8 m/43rds lens makes the option of going smaller available even if I cringe now using that lens a bit. Plus the occasional ability to use my older 4/3rd lenses.
Blah, I'll sleep on this.
- Ricardo
PS: I compared some Fuji shots tonight on same locations with some I took with the OMD/15mm lens. Both did pretty good. Fuji had a nicer highlight rolloff, though that can be pushed to some extent on the OMD by exposing more to the right even if it makes the exposure trickier when going full manual. A cloth test subject on the Olympus had color moiré, on the Fuji it had none of that. Maybe this is part of what make the Fuji colors pop out a bit more at times - no subtle color artifacts/significantly reduced color moiré artifacts.
I'm left eyed too. No interference problem with the back button on the E-M5II. However, I find the lever allowing you to switch between the two controls allowed by that button too high with respect to the button itself. So I ended up putting the AF lock on the Fn2 button at the same spot where I had it on the E-P5 and E-M5 before. It isn't due to the positioning of the button near of the VF, but to the height of the lever with respect to the button itself. The lever is more accessible and easier to operate than the button. A little stupid IMO.Are any of you that are using the Olympus left-eyed? I am, and am concerned that if it is configured for rear button focus, that there would be confluence of controls, my thumb and my nose. No one in my community sells them, and so it's not possible to pick it up and see if it fits.
Thanks, in advance,
Here is what I use : OK center button to bring up the SCP, then navigate to the stabilization icon, pick the mode you want if that needs to be changed (off, IS1, etc.) using the right left arrows, then click on the info button and you should be able to change the focal length using the up-down arrows.Well, for our trip to China I took the Leica Q and my M cameras . . . job to do . . . Emma took her new E-M10 and loved it.
Today I went out with the E-M5ii again, and shot with the Leica 50 APO and the 90 macro elmarit - what fun - and what results too (here are a couple)
Incidentally, has anyone found a quicker way to change the focal length for IBIS than Settings cog C / image stabiliser?