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Reviews (14)
Jul 24, 2019
Sharp and durable
I use it for cutting packaging material. It is sharp out of the box and it locks very securely.
May 01, 2018
Sharp lens but noisy and slow to focus
1 of 1 found this helpful The lens lets in a good amount of light, is sharp and is quite compact. Downsides are A/F speed and noise. It is not much better than the kit lens for most Panasonics.
Jul 12, 2019
Very good but with room to improve.
I own a lot of lenses and this one is very good. It has its quirks however (expected for the price).
Pros: Sharpness is excellent from f2.0 and up. F1.8 is still sharp and very good. Light transmission and color neutrality are among the best. My viewfinder is brighter with this lens than my other f1.4 lenses. The body is sealed, all metal and light. Focus motor is snappy and quiet; totally unexpected for an 85mm f1.4 lens.
Cons: Images are somewhat soft at f1.4 and f1.6. My copy back-focuses from the factory; it works fine with +12 focus compensation (my 14mm variant is perfect out of the box, so I'm guessing it's a production consistency issue). My unit has a tiny speck of dust on the front element (inside the assembly). Focus consistency/accuracy is comparable to my Sigma lenses, but is short of Tamron's excellent AF. The Chromatic Aberration isn't bad, but the fringing is red (harder to cleanup vs. magenta color fringing).
Overall: I think it's noticeably short of the Sigma Art series in image quality, but it is also much cheaper and far lighter. I would consider it an equal of the Sigma EX line, with weather sealing thrown in for free.