Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Summilux 25-50mm f/1.7 ASPH. Lens for Micro Four Thirds is now available for pre-order for $1,799. The lens offers the same constant aperture, shape, operability, and 77mm filter thread as the existing Leica 10-25mm f/1.7. It has a fast silent AF, an aperture ring that can be switched between linear and non-linear operation and it should offer high optical quality with minimum focus breathing. Back in May 2021, when Panasonic announced the development of the new LUMIX GH6 Micro Four Thirds camera, the Japanese company also teased a new premium zoom lens to complement the existing 10-25mm f/1.7 lens. The full name of the teased lens is Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Summilux 25-50mm f/1.7 ASPH. Starting today, the lens can be pre-ordered and Panasonic also released further information about it, so let’s take a short look. Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Summilux 25-50mm f/1.7 ASPH. Lens On top of the long full name of the lens, Panasonic’s product number is H-X2550. The zoom range between 25mm and 50mm gives this lens a full-frame equivalent focal length of 50-100mm. According to Panasonic, the lens performs well for both photo and video applications, not only because of the f/1.7 constant aperture. Since the 10-25mm f/1.7 lens was introduced, Panasonic marketed it as an alternative to multiple fast prime lenses. The set of both lenses (10-25mm and 25-50mm f/1.7) should provide an alternative to eight fixed focal length lenses (20mm / 24mm / 28mm / 35mm / 50mm / 75mm / 85mm /...
Published By: CineD - Thursday, 8 July, 2021