[I]t is all in all the best all-rounder of Micro Four Thirds plethora of standard zooms.
[I]t is all in all the best all-rounder of Micro Four Thirds plethora of standard zooms.
[T]he performance of this lens is exemplary.
Like the GX80, it's big enough to be your only camera and small enough to be a second one.
The performance is up to scratch but not as good overall as its 60mm f/2.8 stablemate.
Bought by stills photographer purely for stills, the Panasonic Lumix GH5 stands out with the very best in the micro 4/3 system.
Certainly, if I had to choose one camera body only for all my photographic tasks, the G80 would be it.
It has everything you need for good photography and video but nothing extraneous or fancy.
Add the eagerness of the state-of-the-art focusing performance, the compact dimensions, and stunningly sharp micro four/ third image quality and a notably reasonable price, and you have a compelling camera, period.
If you have a standard zoom or especially a super zoom, it's hard to think of a more useful second lens than this, and as the 25mm component of a classic wide-angle, standard, short tele prime set, it is a shrewd choice.
If you want to look and feel good and to thoroughly enjoy taking quality pictures, the Olympus PEN-F is a gem. It makes using a camera doubly pleasurable, form and function.
The Panasonic Lumix GX8 is bigger and spacious and feels like it was designed by a photographer. To me, that's the real selling point of the GX8 and why I would buy it.
For me, that alone combined with up-to-date video capability makes this camera a compelling buy and the most complete micro 4/3 camera made so far.
It's an excellent general purpose walkaround lens, and like all of today's high-end MFT lenses, you would have to resort to nitpicking for criticism.
It represents the ultimate in Micro 4/3 lens design and performance and is a pleasure to use. I'm slightly in awe of the fact that a lens this close to perfect can be made at all.
In the end, the Panasonic Lumix GH4 is a photographic machine as much as a Micro Four Thirds camera. State-of-the-art stills and state-of-the-art video in one package.
Take it as a whole, the Panasonic Lumix GM1, and it is a very clever quart in a pint pot.
For my part, this 17 is a lens that, like my 45mm Olympus, will never be out of my bag or sold. I like it that much.
I wondered at the beginning of this review if this was the Swiss Army knife of cameras. I think it qualifies.
Image quality, focus speed, sequence shooting is on a par with the flagships of the format.
