Jonathon, That outfit continues to amaze me. Why would they choose a "normal" 50/1.4 lens to fit on the NX10 and a superb 50/2 Macro on an m4/3rds while making comparison shots at f/8?
Couldn't they have used kit lenses? I went through that, especially the image quality part where they are saying that the camera does not show any details compared to Nikon and Canon DSLRs. Intriguing and would love to check that out first. If it is that horrible, I will have to ditch Samsung.
I do get the impression that the 30/2 is a fine lens (too bad the review outfit did not comment or compare it with the "flareless" Pana 20/1.7).
BTW, when I use manual focus lenses from 25mm to 45mm FL on the G1, I very rarely use the zoom feature. If the picture mode (and hence the EVF) is set with the highest contrast settings and in a B&W mode, it is fairly easy to focus. Once focus is achieved, the focused area start to shimmer and with color fringes.
I am sure there will be firmware updates to get the zoom feature. Even the Olympus E-410 has a fine 7X and 10X zoom feature!
Oh, the pen F 38/3.5 is beyond words.:thumbs: If you already do not have, you should plan on getting the extension ring set so that you can go to 1:1 (and a bit beyond).