Here's a few opinions from p.net:
http://photo.net/olympus-camera-forum/00WKFq
...Wayne
> Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >
> > Here is an example of why I like my 14-54 (first version).
> >
> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Rose31.jpg.html
> >
>
>
> Oooh! That is very nice, Jim. I find that the 14-54 is a hit-and-miss
> lens.
> Some focal-length, subject-camera distances and apertures seem to work
> while
> others don't. That one is obviously at a point that works. Well, they
> ALWAYS
> work, but it's an issue of image desirability.
>
> The 25/1.4 is simply amazing and I'd be tempted to get one myself if it
> wasn't for the obscene price. But with the 2-stop factor dialed in you
> don't
> quite get the blob-o-matic backgrounds like you'd expect. From my brief
> (way
> too brief...) testing on Saturday, I'm going to say that it has about
> the
> same look-and-feel at 25/1.4 as the 35-80 does at 50mm and F2.8 on an OM
> body. Mathematically this makes sense, but what I'm also saying is that
> the
> bokeh characteristics and subject separation are very similar between
> the
> two. The front elements are about the same size. Actually, both lenses
> are
> about the same size in all dimensions--the 25/1.4 is not a small lens.
>
> One of the complaints about the Leica 14-50 lens is that the OIS motor
> never
> shuts off even when you have OIS turned off. That is a bit of a battery
> drain.
>
> Regarding the OIS on the E-1. The E-1 doesn't give you any ability to
> select
> modes. The OIS is either on or it isn't. If you do any reaiming the
> stabilizer lens will slam over to the hard limit and then recenter
> itself as
> best as it can. If you are reaiming at all the OIS is not working with
> you.
> However, once aimed the stabilization easily takes care of handling
> shake.
> On the L1, the recommended setting is OIS Mode 2, which is exposure
> only.
> OIS Mode 3 is good for that reaim and panning, though, as it stabilizes
> the
> vertical movement only.
>
> I'll know in a few hours how the 14-50 does at big event shooting. I did
> a
> trial run yesterday with great results, so I'm cautiously optimistic.
>
> As to the comparative shots of the zooms so far... The 50-200 is a
> beautiful
> lens in most every way. This is an example of Olympus' finer hours. The
> 12-60 just kinda doesn't do anything for me. Not bad, but nothing I'd go
> out
> of my way for. From initial testing, the 14-50 is a touch nicer in the
> way
> it draws the image compared to the 14-54 mk1, but the differences are
> closer
> than I'd have imagined.
>
> BTW, there is some trick with the 14-50 and the L1 which I haven't tried
> yet, but supposably if you press the lens-release button that the lens
> will
> open up another 1/2 stop or more, depending on focal length. I'm not
> sure
> how that works yet and I may just be content knowing it is possible and
> leave it at that. But the 14-50 is larger diameter in every way than the
> 14-54.
>
> Oh, side note--the 50/1.4 works smashingly well on the L1, but seems to
> flatline at about F2. I think the throat is even narrower on this body
> than
> the E-1. Since it's only giving me just a hair over a stop advantage
> over
> the 14-50 and the 14-50 has stabilization and autofocus, I'll probably
> refrain from using that combination too much.
>
> AG
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...Wayne
Wayne Harridge
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