Tagged with discontinued - Personal View Talks https://personal-view.com/talks/discussions/tagged/discontinued/feed.rss Sat, 04 May 24 23:56:58 +0000 Tagged with discontinued - Personal View Talks en-CA Panasonic Leica DG Elmarit 200mm F2.8 discontinued https://personal-view.com/talks/discussion/27384/panasonic-leica-dg-elmarit-200mm-f2.8-discontinued Tue, 22 Nov 2022 18:47:01 +0000 EspenB 27384@/talks/discussions Introduced in november 2017 the Panasonic Leica DG Elmarit 200mm F2.8 have been marked as discontinue at the japaneese Panasonic page. Also discontinued is the associated teleconverters (1.4 and 2.0).

The Panasonic Leica DG Elmarit 200mm F2.8 is a fast telephoto lens that is equivalent to 400mm when mounted on a Micro Four Thirds body. (An included 1.4x teleconverter increases the equivalent focal range to 800mm.)

The lens probably only had a single production run. It was the single most expensive lens in the Pana Leica lens collection, retailing for a whooping USD 3000. It probably was a slow seller despite the premium optical quality.

Praise for the 200 mm:

While we are at it these lenses have also been discontinued in the past:

H-FSA45200
H-FS14140-KA / H-FS14140 (none splash proof design of the super zoom)
H-FS1442A-KA / H-FS1442A

The first one is perhaps better served by the Pana Leica 50-200 (at a premium price point).

The 14-42 kit lens is replaced by the 12-60 kit lens.

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