Correct, in fact, there are some complaining about softness and artsy vignetting at F2.0. The sharpness is at F4. Contradictory to Elmarit DG 8-18mm, it's all the way sharpness and clean images. But thinking about it again, when shooting landscape or wide shot, no one needs F2.0, that's why the Elmarit DG starts at F2.8 (i guess?). I'm still considering Laowa 7.5mm and will go to YL for testing.

This post has been edited by meamth: Oct 19 2017, 12:30 PM

But yeah always better to test it out for ourselves, sometimes what is considered unacceptable by the reviewers might be ok for us, in which case we'd be saving 2k off the lens hahaha

Yeah, hope for the best...hopefully don't have to save more for PL 8-18mm (DUIT LAGI!).
This is why I'm crying for more wide lens choices for M43!

Just read a review from ephotozine:
Ephotozine Laowa 7.5mm

I might get this one

This post has been edited by meamth: Oct 19 2017, 12:53 PM

wow the review looks good in this one. pics also acceptable.

i also looking for a UWA to replace my long gone 7-14mm Pana lens.. but since the PanaLeica 8-18mm still no discount i also dun wanna buy yet haha

hmm... thinking of experimenting with flash lighting.. anybody interested to let go their fl 600r?

Thanks for the input guys!
I will go check it out in person to see how it's like.

Hopefully i'll be able to add a wide-angle by the end of the year

This post has been edited by Daenthylin: Oct 19 2017, 08:03 PM

Hi guys, thinking of selling my pana 14mm f2.5 and buy oly 25mm f1.8. i already have oly 9-18mm to cover wide angle. or should i get the oly 45mm f1.8 instead? thanks.

This post has been edited by paklee: Oct 20 2017, 11:15 AM

can try out Panasonic 42.5mm f1.7
Good experience so far , bought 1.1k from Lazada

Just got my Voigtlander 25mm 0.95!

Now playing around with the lens, later will post results. From my initial observation, at f0.95 the focus subject is hella soft (like you jacked up the LR noise reduction to 50-60%) but it's really sharp at around 2.8


Not very impressed with the lens at the moment, except the body feels really solid and the focus and aperture rings turn very well.

All photos shot with EM-5 Mark II & 12-40mm PRO.

Take Eat Easy Modern Bakery & Cafe at Bandar Menjalara, Kepong

thank you for not posting this at midnight

Is it worthwhile to upgrade from the GX7 to a GX85?

any idea where i can find the underwater housing for olympus omd em5 1st generation?
i check at one of the olympus official store, they said it already discontinued

just tested out the Voigtlander Nokton 25mm 0.95 Type II and here are the results:-


Lumix DMC-G85 + Voigtlander Nokton 25mm 0.95 Type II | ISO 500 | 1/60 sec | f0.95



Lumix DMC-G85 + Voigtlander Nokton 25mm 0.95 Type II | ISO 500 | 1/6 sec | f2.8

at 0.95 it's hella soft, and totally unusable unless you're shooting dreamy portraits.

really disappointed with the performance of the lens. looks like i'm gonna be buying the Oly 25mm f1.2 soon

even my 12mm f1.4 beats this lens in terms of sharpness by a far margin lol


Lumix DMC-G85 + Panasonic Leica DG Summilux 12mm f1.4 (using 4k post-focus)

This post has been edited by incubus_skj: Oct 22 2017, 10:42 PM

Yo, anyone looking for pana 20mm F1.7 - ping me. letting go for RM700

at f0.95 the DOF is going to be paper thin. if u move your camera in or out even by a bit while pressing the shutter button the subject is going to be out of focus.
also sometimes focus peaking is not as accurate as it would seem.

but yeah even some old manual lenses at f1.4 is sharper than your first pic.

Hi everyone. I am new here. Anyone still using Four Third lenses?

I dun think anyone using 4/3 here anymore.

I must be the only weird one here

no. many ppl still using old lenses with modern cameras.
just tat the guys here mostly use m43 lenses.