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Panasonic 14mm f/2.5 Review inc Olympus E-PL2
This is mainly a review of the Panasonic 14mm f/2.5 pancake lens but the camera can not be ignored here so I will add a little info about using the E-Pl2 with this lens.
I received the lens during the end of this week and was due to have a day at the coast today so I thought what better opportunity that to take the 14mm Pany out with my favorite camera the Olympus E-PL2. So with family in tow we headed off to Brighton which for those overseas is a very famous seaside town on the south coast that was made famous when people had longer paid holidays in the 50’s and then the clashes with Mods and Rockers in the 60’s.
The E-PL2 is a joy to use. It’s just the right size for me and I love using it. With the 14mm Pany lens attached the camera was very light and easy ho take shots one handed if necessary. The menu system is pretty quick to get used to and I had no problems taking shots without camera shake due to the in build stabilization.
The 14mm f/2.5 pancake lens from Panasonic was a joy also. It is very small, very light and super fast to focus. It locked onto subjects almost instantly even on such a dull grey day that we had. The only gripe about the lens is that it’s not quite as sharp as the 20mm f/1.7 but that lens is an exception and the 14mm in real life is more than up to the job of producing sharp images.
One problem I found when I got home was that I took all the shots in Jpg rather than RAW. This was only because adobe has yet to launch RAW support for Lightroom and PS for this camera. This proved that in some cases I was limited to how I could process some of the images but I think I got away with it. I should have taken the GF-1 really but too late now!!
I did wonder if it was worth having the 14mm f/2.5 as well as the 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 ED Mk2 lens and I can now say for certain that it was well worth it. The day was very dull and in town I had to open the aperture to get a reasonable shutter speed. Also having a prime makes you think a bit more and work a little bit harder for the shot.
So all in all a great day, a great camera and a great lens.
Example images:
1: Brighton Pier
2: Food for thought
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3: I wonder what they are looking at? Used the grainy Black and White Art filter on this one.
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4: Brighton Pavilion. This was taken from the car while in a traffic jam!!
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This is mainly a review of the Panasonic 14mm f/2.5 pancake lens but the camera can not be ignored here so I will add a little info about using the E-Pl2 with this lens.
I received the lens during the end of this week and was due to have a day at the coast today so I thought what better opportunity that to take the 14mm Pany out with my favorite camera the Olympus E-PL2. So with family in tow we headed off to Brighton which for those overseas is a very famous seaside town on the south coast that was made famous when people had longer paid holidays in the 50’s and then the clashes with Mods and Rockers in the 60’s.
The E-PL2 is a joy to use. It’s just the right size for me and I love using it. With the 14mm Pany lens attached the camera was very light and easy ho take shots one handed if necessary. The menu system is pretty quick to get used to and I had no problems taking shots without camera shake due to the in build stabilization.
The 14mm f/2.5 pancake lens from Panasonic was a joy also. It is very small, very light and super fast to focus. It locked onto subjects almost instantly even on such a dull grey day that we had. The only gripe about the lens is that it’s not quite as sharp as the 20mm f/1.7 but that lens is an exception and the 14mm in real life is more than up to the job of producing sharp images.
One problem I found when I got home was that I took all the shots in Jpg rather than RAW. This was only because adobe has yet to launch RAW support for Lightroom and PS for this camera. This proved that in some cases I was limited to how I could process some of the images but I think I got away with it. I should have taken the GF-1 really but too late now!!
I did wonder if it was worth having the 14mm f/2.5 as well as the 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 ED Mk2 lens and I can now say for certain that it was well worth it. The day was very dull and in town I had to open the aperture to get a reasonable shutter speed. Also having a prime makes you think a bit more and work a little bit harder for the shot.
So all in all a great day, a great camera and a great lens.
Example images:
1: Brighton Pier
2: Food for thought
View attachment 33083
3: I wonder what they are looking at? Used the grainy Black and White Art filter on this one.
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4: Brighton Pavilion. This was taken from the car while in a traffic jam!!
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