Agreed. It's not at all clear whether "uniform construction" applies to
the lens or the image... and probably deliberately so. :-)
Yeah, I can believe soft focus at f/1.4.
Chuck Norcutt
On 6/14/2011 8:01 AM, Wayne Harridge wrote:
> Sounds like the usual marketing BS:
>
> "The newly developed UHR index lens and glass mould aspherical lenses
> achieve a uniform construction from the centre to the edges." - What does
> this mean ?
>
> "...indoor shots to creative shots taking advantage of the new lens' soft
> focus." - So it's a soft focus lens ?
>
> ...Wayne
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Andrew Fildes [mailto:afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> Sent: Tuesday, 14 June 2011 4:38 PM
>> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
>> Subject: [OM] Start saving now...
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>> Today's news. Oh gawd!
>> Andrew Fildes
>> afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>>
>> Panasonic announces a new
>> Micro Four Thirds Digital Interchangeable Lens
>> LEICA DG SUMMILUX 25mm / F1.4 ASPH. (H-X025)
>>
>> SYDNEY, 14 June, 2011 - Panasonic has unveiled a new interchangeable
>> lens, the LEICA DG SUMMILUX 25mm/F1.4 ASPH (35 mm camera equivalent: 50
>> mm) for the LUMIX G Micro System.
>>
>> This compact and lightweight lens features an outstanding brightness of
>> F1.4 allowing a beautiful soft focus when capturing photos and video,
>> as well as improved performance in dimly-lit conditions without flash.
>>
>> The LEICA DG SUMMILUX 25mm / F1.4 ASPH uses Panasonic's Nano Surface
>> Coating technology. Reflection is dramatically minimised across the
>> entire visual light range (380nm-780nm) by applying an extra-low
>> refractive index coating with nano-sized structure on the surface of
>> the lens. This results in an extremely clear picture with a dramatic
>> reduction of ghosts and flare.
>>
>> The new lens system is comprised of nine elements in seven groups and
>> uses two aspherical lenses and one UHR (Ultra High Refractive) index
>> lens. The newly developed UHR index lens and glass mould aspherical
>> lenses achieve a uniform construction from the centre to the edges.
>>
>> The versatile 25 mm of focal distance (equivalent to 50 mm on a 35 mm
>> camera) gives users greater freedom in composition, perspective and
>> aperture control - from daily snapshots including scenery such as
>> sunsets and dimly-lit indoor shots to creative shots taking advantage
>> of the new lens' soft focus.
>>
>> When mounted on LUMIX G Micro System Cameras, the LEICA DG SUMMILUX
>> 25mm/F1.4 ASPH takes maximum advantage of the Contrast AF system, which
>> boasts both high accuracy and high speed for stress-free shooting.
>> Compared with Phase Difference AF, Contrast AF boasts higher accuracy
>> when shooting with a fast lens at a smaller F value.
>>
>> Seven blades give the aperture a rounded shape that produces an
>> attractively smooth effect in out-of-focus areas when shooting at
>> larger aperture settings. The highly reliable metal mount is designed
>> for durability when changing the lens.
>>
>> The lens will be available in Australia later in 2011. Pricing will be
>> announced closer to the release date.
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