lumix s pro 16-35/4 shipping in states

popped up on adorama via amazon last night. i was hoping it wouldn't release until after i got my tax refund, but i've been looking for a super wide zoom for a few months now and had bought a used canon ef 17-40/4L, but the quality is not what i expect from a canon L lens and you have to use it with the adapter, meaning more length and the choppy 3-stage autofocus with adapted lenses.

the major attraction of the lumix lens is the compactness. the sigma art 14-24/2.8 is about $300 cheaper, but quite a bit larger and i don't need the extra stop. also in consideration is that the l-mount sigma 45/2.8 doesn't focus nearly as well as the panasonic (native) kit lens and i'd worry the 14-24 would be the same.

only a few reviews so far, but mostly quite favorable.

very strange that adorama got these before b&h. i was on the alert me list at b&h, but as i'm typing this they still don't seem to be in stock there. or perhaps the guy who logs them in was off for mlk day.

lot of money for a lens though. i think it's the most i've ever paid.

/guy

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Thanks for the update.

I got a Canon 16-35 f/4 and the MC-21 and I am a little reluctant to try it out on my Weebill S right now because of the weight and length (it is only a tiny bit heavier and longer than the Lumix 24-105 f/4 when that lens is zoomed out to 24mm, but I worry that we are in "straw that broke the camel's back" territory. And I still have to add the weight of a 77mm ND filter, too.

Good to hear the 16-35 is shipping. Have had one ordered from B&H since mid-December. I'm traveling for a few weeks and wanted to bring that lens; but it'll be there waiting when I get back.

gteague said:

popped up on adorama via amazon last night. i was hoping it wouldn't release until after i got my tax refund, but i've been looking for a super wide zoom for a few months now and had bought a used canon ef 17-40/4L, but the quality is not what i expect from a canon L lens and you have to use it with the adapter, meaning more length and the choppy 3-stage autofocus with adapted lenses.

the major attraction of the lumix lens is the compactness. the sigma art 14-24/2.8 is about $300 cheaper, but quite a bit larger and i don't need the extra stop. also in consideration is that the l-mount sigma 45/2.8 doesn't focus nearly as well as the panasonic (native) kit lens and i'd worry the 14-24 would be the same.

only a few reviews so far, but mostly quite favorable.

very strange that adorama got these before b&h. i was on the alert me list at b&h, but as i'm typing this they still don't seem to be in stock there. or perhaps the guy who logs them in was off for mlk day.

lot of money for a lens though. i think it's the most i've ever paid.

/guy

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The 14-24 sigma L is available for 1000 via refurb from sigma.

just got the email from b&h that they're in stock. but mine is already flying this way and should be here tomorrow.



and that sigma is an attractive price, but it's quite a bit larger than the panny and likely wouldn't focus as quickly or smoothly. and 14 is a little wider than is useful to me and for those who need them, no front screw in filters either.


i just looked up the specs and it's a good 1.5" longer than the panny and i already don't like the size of the 24-105 and it's about the same. i have the tiny sigma fp as my backup camera and the 16-35 isn't much larger than the 45/2.8 made for that one.

/guy

Mine is on its way from B&H. I hope it is as good as I'm expecting. This is always my favorite zoom range, and especially for video.

I bought it from store a few days ago in Sweden. It´s much lighter then I could imagine.
Would have liked to metal construction and an aperture ring as S Pro 50mm 1.4.

But other then that I am very happy.

BTW manual focus feels little more intact / better then my S Pro 50mm 1.4.