Want to go wide? Well, if you happen to be a Panasonic Micro Four Thirds shooter, with the LUMIX GH6 (review here) for instance, you know have yet another option on the wide end of the focal length spectrum: The new Panasonic LEICA DG Summilux 9mm F1.7 offers a wide field of view for LUMIX G series cameras. The new Summilux 9mm f/1.7 (18mm equivalent on a 35mm sensor) is a wide, compact and lightweight lens for stills photographers and filmmakers alike. It offers a quite impressive minimum focusing distance of just 9.5 cm with a magnification ratio of 0.25x (0.5x on a 35mm sensor). This new wide-angle prime lens consists of twelve elements in nine groups including two aspherical lenses, two ED (Extra-Low Dispersion) lenses and one UHR (Ultra High Refractive Index) lens to minimise both axial chromatic aberration and chromatic aberration of magnification. image credit: Panasonic LEICA Panasonic LEICA DG Summilux 9mm F1.7 The aspherical lenses also suppress astigmatism, resulting in high resolving performance of the lens. Furthermore, a UHR (Ultra-High Refractive Index) lens is used to 1) achieve uniform image quality from the center to the edges of the image while 2) contributing to minimize the overall size of the lens. The Summilux 9mm f/1.7 uses a fly-by-wire mechanism for controlling the focus. If set to non-linear, focus is shifted with a variable amount according to the rotation speed of the focus ring. I personally prefer linear focus adjustments, so it’s nice to see that you can...
Published By: CineD - Tuesday, 17 May, 2022