Showcase Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Summilux 10-25mm F1.7

[Davidof_CR]

OK, let's start a thread to show the power of this beautiful lens

First photoshoot - local race

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[gwydionjhr]

Damn, I gotta get me one of those! #gas

 

[Davidof_CR]

If :
- you want to shoot wide angle, but 14-16 is too much
- you want to take portraits at 50EQ
- you want to use 28-35 and you want play with subject separation sometimes
- you do reportage or sport/event shooting and changing lenses might be a problem
- you don’t mind a bit of bulk and size
- you don’t mind to act first and think later (like me )

... then there is no other solution

 

[Mike Peters]

It's the real deal. Every bit as good as my primes but a whole lot more versatile. Surprisingly the size and weight are not an issue. It's much lighter than it would appear to be and it balances quite well on a G9. It's sharp, good contrast and as a Leica, holds good detail in highlights and shadows without turning to mush. No issues with back lighting, and AF speed is as fast and accurate as any of the newest lenses, zoom or prime. For me it replaces four lenses in my daily kit, the 12-60 PL, 7.5 Laowa, 15 PL or 16 Sigma, and 25 P or 30 Sigma. Panasonic really hit it out of the park with this one!

Here's a few that I shot today at the National Day of Service...

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[Davidof_CR]

Beautiful colors, very natural yet rich.

 

[memzinla]

Looks nice! I wish there was a prime 10mm F1.7 lens.

 

[swifty]

A couple at 10mm

f/1.7 ISO1600

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f/2.8 ISO200

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f/5.6 ISO100

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[snaimpally]

Very nice! I'm going to have rent one and check it out.

 

[tkbslc]

Looking prime sharp at all focal lengths!

 

[Davidof_CR]

I confess, I'm starting to love this lens.

Another local race - Predator Race Dobřany

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[pake]

Oh maaan, it looks good. Too good. Too compelling...

 

[say_doyster]

ditto, pake

Looks very good - but a lot of that is the lenses are in very good hands!

 

[Davidof_CR]

Definitelly it is very inspiring lens for me. I can’t wait to use it for street busking festival in my town

 

[e_kjellgren]

Do you think this could replace both the 8-18 and the 12-35?
Matter of personal preference of cource, but I feel the 8-18 doesn't really get the use it deserves when the 12-35 is always with me.
https://camerasize.com/compact/#725.659,725.626,725.829,ha,t

 

[Davidof_CR]

From the quality point of view - yes. The sharpness and rendering is really prime-like.

If your routine does not requiere the 8-9 and 26-35 extremes and if the size is not a problem, then now I would definitely pick 10-25 instead of 8-18 + 12-35 (if I had to choose one or other).

As a bonus you get 2,7x more light and more bokeh, if you want to play with it.

Also, for me (shooting sport and reportage) it is nice, that 10 mm, although it is very wide, it does not distort people to such extent, as 7-8 mm (I also have 7-14/2,8).

And As I wrote, having very wide and portrait lens in one "person" is very handy.

 

[RichardC]

The thing that strikes me about this lens is the renditioning of colour and contrast. Lovely.

 

[swifty]

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[Mike Peters]

The more I use this lens, the more impressed I get...

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[pake]

The more I use this lens, the more impressed I get...View attachment 777068

The more I see photos taken with it, the more I'm interested in buying one. Not good. Not good at all. I really shouldn't buy lenses that expensive.

 

[Stanga]

The more I use this lens, the more impressed I get...View attachment 777068

Is that formula on the board a breakdown of the equation to show how the PL10-25mm can be made affordable? I am basing my conclusion on the word MAX (B-C), where B is income, and C is fixed monthly outgoings.