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Panasonic 20mm 1.7 ii on epl-5

Started Nov 18, 2013 | Discussions thread
Mais78 Senior Member • Posts: 1,231
Re: Panasonic 20mm 1.7 ii on epl-5

agc73 wrote:

Just to back up the debate about banding: the shots below are taken with the epl5 and new 20mm 1.7 and show banding at ISO 1600 & 3200.

Iso1600 banding top right quarter of PIC.

ISO3200 banding example.

This pictures are bad first and foremost because the ISO is too high, the banding is secondary, without the banding they would still be bad. In low light with M43 you can shoot decent picture until ISO1600 max, anything above that is bad. At ISO 1600 there is no banding unless you spend 5 mins in LR to artificially show it, so no issue. In good light you can shoot up to ISO3200 or 6400. In good light there is no banding, so no issue in this case as well.

There are very rare occasions where banding ruins a good picture. Nothing that should prevent people from buying and using this lens. furthermore the newest sensors (EM1 and GX7) don't show any banding. Bodies come and go, a lens is for the long term

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