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Panasonic Lumix S 20-60mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens
- L-Mount Lens/Full-Frame Format
- Aperture Range: f/3.5 to f/22
- Three ED Elements, One UHR Element
- Two Aspherical Elements
Panasonic Lumix S 20-60mm f/3.5-5.6 Overview
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Panasonic Lumix S 20-60mm f/3.5-5.6 Reviews
images exceed expectations
This zoom lens is very inexpensively made... all plastic and the zoom ring rotation is not smooth. However after stopping down to around f9 when using this lens on my Leica SL2 the images more than make up for this lenses inexpensive construction. I do recommend this lens. A note about my image... shot in color, converted to b&w, then colorized in Photoshop.
Very Good Images. Excellent Value.
I had this lens once before when I owned a Leica CL. Sold the CL and sold this lens. Now I have a Leica SL2 and bought this lens to pair with the SL2. I like this lens because it is reasonably well made for an all-plastic lens. The weight is well balanced on my SL2. Best of all images are very nice. Nice sharpness and contrast. Accurate color. In all honesty the sharpness and contrast is not as good as the Leica 24-70 L lens or the 24-90 L lens. However at a substantially reduced cost and my mostly OK Photoshop skills, I can more than compensate for this lens being a 7 out of 10 vs. a 9.5 out of 10 for the much more costly Leica lenses (each of which I have tried).
It's just ok...
Great lens, the 20-60mm if very use full and has great focusing abilities.
Great lens for the Sigma fp
Not quite the quality feel and look of a Sigma L mount lens, but the usefulness of 20-60mm and compact size and light weight is just a great all round lens for the fp.
Good but noisy
This is a great lens if used for outdoor wide angle shots. But indoor, its complete waste. Extremely noisy and slow in terms of autofocus.
VERY good lens on the Leica SL2!
This little lens is wonderful on the Leica SL2! Great travel lens for city touring which is what I bought it for. Also very good near-macro for flowers and insects!
Easy lens to master
I have used this lens before on a Leica CL. Now using this with an SL2. Wide open this lens is a bit soft everywhere. However stopped down to 7.1 - 9 and everything sharpens up very nicely. At f9 and shooting a little underexposed images have a very nice sharpness with a bonus of very nice contrast. The zoom ring can bind up a little making this lens feel a little too plastic and cheap. However that should not deter one from buying this for use on an SL2 camera. Overall I highly recommend this lens if you don't plan on shooting wide open. Terrific for landscapes. The included photo was take at El Morro Nat'l Monument in New Mexico. Minimal Photoshop processing.
It's a solid quality Lens, but not my favorite.
As an entry level lens for the S5, not bad, but it takes a while to autofocus, and not the best for macro or close-up shots. The 12-70 on the GX8 was IMO a better lens.
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