Hi guys! I want to let go my Panny 25/1.7 as I made a mistake of not checking the mechanics of the lens when I got it from Taobao bought as a USED second-hand item.

The issue: EVERYTHING works 100% perfectly EXCEPT THE FOCUSING RING. No effect at all when focusing ring is turned, after camera is set to MF, neither Focus Assist (magnified view) nor the on-screen distance scale pops up.

Everything else is flawless, AF works 100% perfectly, no fault there. Lens very very clean, body very very clean like new.

Package: Lens + front & rear lens caps only.

I have checked with Panasonic Malaysia and they are asking RM80 for the service and repair and if any parts required to be replaced that will be extra. I ordered this lens just to see and feel if I like the focal length and size and disappointed to say I am not all liking the size. The IQ however, is quite close to the Panny 20/1.7, better than the 14/2.5 definitely. However, the AF speed is top-notch, ultra-fast and accurate.

So if you want a cheap and fast prime lens and use only AF in your shooting, this may be for you. I am putting up here for 3 days only and if no response I will put up elsewhere.

I am asking only RM585 inclusive of postage. PM or whatsapp 014-3517051 to deal. Thanks for your attention.

I understand the new naming lah and I would argue there would not be a "GF9" equivalent under the new scheme.

Current system

GH - Video-centric.
G - SLR form factor.
GX - RF form factor
GM - Smallest possible form factor. Premium body.
GF - Entry level

Back in 2009 thereabout, Panny's original lineup consist of no entry level model. Remember that even the GF1 was enthusiast orientated and full metal body.

Then Olympus came out with the super cost-down E-PL1 and Panasonic's response was to dumb down the GF series... and there was the time where Panasonic and Sony was racing to the bottom spamming models of GF's and NEX every few months.

Someone must've noticed their bottom line to make them launch the GX... GX1 being aimed at the enthusiast where the GF1 left off.

Panny tried again with the GM1 and GM5... using premium metal body and claiming smallest ILC in the world (previously used to market the GF) but GM1 was a mess due to overlapping feature set with the GF while the GM5 ended up in a higher price point than it could support.

Your GF9 being a GX9000 wouldve been fine when the ILC market was hot... and to fight market shares.

But Sony no longer pumping out cheap NEXs, Olympus dumped the entry level so IMHO, it doesn't sense for Panny to kill the GF "brand" and then continue the same money bleeding formula to dilute the GX "brand" that were created to fix the former anyways.

Surely there'll be a more entry version of the GX85 but I'm afraid it won't be "entry" like the GF.

This post has been edited by sniper on the roof: Jul 26 2016, 10:31 AM

Let's wait for Panasonic official presentation to introduce their line-up like many years ago

That sounds even better if there is less "lower end" model so we can see more enthusiastic products. Haha. But I guess there will be at least one lower model than the GX80. Maybe they will merge the GM and GF and keep one just for "low end" sake. Or maybe they will let GX85 price drop enough to become low end. Too many uncertainties to guess right now but I believe we will see something better. If they have not change their direction, we won't see 2 GX cameras at the same time (GX8 and GX85) as only 1 can exist at 1 time if using the old direction.

I also figure out a problem with the new naming convention, after GX9, what will be the next? GX10? That would be 2 digits.

Haha, they seems to produce everything (with addition to GX and GM) to experiment and test water. Hopefully now they can figure out from their experiment what is working and what is now and focus fire on it.

What's the second hand price of Pana Lumix GM-1 can fetch now? I'm thinking of letting go mine soon..

Got this from dpreview

This one lagi pening so many models ha ha

Haha wait until they have GX9100 and GX9200.

Hey guys, in case you want a free copy of DxO Optics Pro 9 Elite (german ) here's the link: DxO Optics Pro 9 free

The free version is offered until 31st August 2016 only so hurry up guys!

Enjoy!

Thanks BOTAK_WAI for mentioning the ahem ahem version 11xxx otherwise I wouldn't have found this


Lots of lately ha ha

This post has been edited by bobds78: Jul 27 2016, 10:06 AM

Pro 9/10/11 doesn't different much, just they improve their Prime noise reduction algorithm.

didn't use this frequently because i am still more comfortable with the ACR workflow.

but their lens correction profile and noise reduction really kick ass.

This post has been edited by BOTAK_WAI: Jul 27 2016, 11:54 AM

any olympus omd em10 mark ii user here? izit it is a good camera? any deadly disadvantage on this camera? why like many ppl buy m4/3 camera they usually will choose panasonic? (from comment alot panasonic user)

I have tried the version 10 and it allows 30 days free trial full functions given, the first thing that the software does automatically is to correct the distortion if any and exposure, so that right away you see the difference, very nice feature.

the caveat is one must connect to the internet for first time use to enable the program detect the camera and lens used and automatically download the profiles (they call it optic modules something like that).

i like the way they correct distortion. just wonder how they fix your 12-32mm plus wide angle converter? any comparison with ooc jpeg?

That's what I want to try but have couldn't find the time yet, I will load a few this afternoon and see.

(FT5) Confirmed by trusted sources: E-M1II has 4K, and improved Truepic and AF system

more info: http://www.43rumors.com/ft5-confirmed-trus...epic-af-system/

below 1k since the new 1 only 1.2k something.

for gm-1 perhaps u should sell the lens and body separately.

em10 ii good
cons video & no firmware update like EM1

No firmware update XoX!? That kinda sadddddddddddd