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voigtilander $999 how will panasonic 42.5mm1.2 respond

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Was expecting a much higher price range on the nokton. Makes me hope the panasonic 1.2 will be around the same price rrange and not the feared 1500 go for broke price.
 
How does $999 for a purely manual lens affect what Panasonic does with the 42.5mm f/1.2? I personally think a sharp and fast-focusing (we assume/hope) 42.5mm f/1.2 w/ OIS is easily worth 50% more than a lens that is fully manual and a bit soft wide open, even if it goes a bit better than f/0.95, considering... aren't lenses faster than f/1.2 a waste on modern sensors anyway?

In that regard, $999 feels almost overpriced to me.
 
Dphotog said:
Dphotog wrote:

Was expecting a much higher price range on the nokton. Makes me hope the panasonic 1.2 will be around the same price rrange and not the feared 1500 go for broke price.
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You've got it bad, don't you? :)
 
Panasonic will respond with a lens that is significantly lighter, smaller, helped by a ton of software correction, while also providing AF. Maybe also OIS. Maybe not if all Panasonic cameras will have IBIS from now on. No point trying to match the Voigtlander in speed, bokeh, or IQ at the max apertures. So just lots of convenience, usability, software correction s, size and weight, at the same price.
 
Alexis D said:
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Panasonic will respond with a lens that is significantly lighter, smaller, helped by a ton of software correction, while also providing AF. Maybe also OIS. Maybe not if all Panasonic cameras will have IBIS from now on. No point trying to match the Voigtlander in speed, bokeh, or IQ at the max apertures. So just lots of convenience, usability, software correction s, size and weight, at the same price.
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From the official announcement it looks about the same size as the Voigtlander, and it does have OIS.

It also has a manual aperture ring, which is a first for a M43 lens, so I would assume this lens will have better build than the plasticy Panasonic 25/1.4.

http://www.dpreview.com/news/2013/0...2-5mm-f1-2-fastest-lens-for-micro-four-thirds
 
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Alexis D wrote:

Panasonic will respond with a lens that is significantly lighter, smaller, helped by a ton of software correction, while also providing AF. Maybe also OIS. Maybe not if all Panasonic cameras will have IBIS from now on. No point trying to match the Voigtlander in speed, bokeh, or IQ at the max apertures. So just lots of convenience, usability, software correction s, size and weight, at the same price.
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From the official announcement it looks about the same size as the Voigtlander, and it does have OIS.

It also has a manual aperture ring, which is a first for a M43 lens, so I would assume this lens will have better build than the plasticy Panasonic 25/1.4.

http://www.dpreview.com/news/2013/0...2-5mm-f1-2-fastest-lens-for-micro-four-thirds
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Thanks. Same size then, but probably lighter.
 
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