Panasonic Leica DG Nocticron 42.5mm f/1.2 ASPH. POWER O.I.S. Lens with UV Filter Kit
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Best lens I ever had
I took about 300 shots with it so far, about 100 of it at 1.2 f-stop - tack sharp and colors are great.
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Love it!
I recently switched from Canon to the micro four thirds system, and this was my first prime for my new GX-8. Photos with this combo have all been stunning. It's an extraordinarily fast lens, and the colors just pop. Yes, the lens is heavier and pricier than many lenses in this system. But wow, what a difference it makes. Highly recommended.
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The absolute best bar none
The ratings and prior reviews are 100% correct. Absolutely the best lens in the bag.
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A must for M43
Amazing, simply amazing!! Had the Oly 45mm and sold it for this beast. Needed the stability for video and sharpness at f/1.2. Did not disappoint!
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Worth every dollar
This is an incredibly sharp, fast focusing lens definitely giving you at least 3 stops with the optical image stabilization built into this lens. Hesitated to spend the dollars, but absolutely no regrets. Excellent f/1.2 when needed for low light situations, great portrait lens and everything else you want to photograph in the 95mm (35mm equivalent) photo range.
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O' Yes
Unfortunately this was the first lens I got with the GH4. Now every other lens I have tried does not come even close to this. I even have the Sigma 18-35 art lens with the new metabones speedbooster XL 0.64 which takes me to f/1.1 and that does not even come close to how good this 42.5 looks. it is worth every penny
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The sharpest lens I have ever owned.
I had many cameras Canons, Nikons with all the pro lenses within the past 40 years, but I have not seen anything so perfect and razor sharp with incredible details, from the very edge to edge and corner to corner. This lens just blew me away, no words can describe the fantastic quality of workmanship and performance of this lens. Expensive: Yes But believe me it is worth every penny of it.
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A Comparison
Rented both this lens and the Voigtlander 42.5 0.95...liked AF and handling of the Lumix but in the end the Voigtlander was the winner...All of us 4/3 owners relish that full frame look of extreme beautiful bokeh..the lumix comes close but the Voigtlander matches and exceeds the 1.8 full frame look...of couse this lens has manual focus but would buy this lens over and over again (that is how good it is)..But if you want to come close the Lumix is definitely no slouch...
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Superb lens. Worth every Shekel.
Great lens.. NO! Fantastic lens! Fast in focus and light gathering, gorgeous bokeh, and SHARP! However the shade being metal is plain AWFUL, particularly when you have new age plastics that will absorb shock and are more resilient. The metal transmits damage when placing down or accidentally hitting a wall or door frame. Furthermore, the lack of bayonet mount, wobble (easy to lose) and glue sweat is awful. A good target for engineering a shade is... Show More
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Favorite mft portrait lens
This is a superb lens, extremely sharp even at f1.2, wonderful bockeh and excellent build. Most highly recommended, well worth its price.
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One of my favorites!
A real workhorse in my productions. It rarely comes off the GH4 body. Great bokeh and a nice focal length of around 90mm on the GH4 in 4K mode. Super sharp between f2.2 and f8. Nice and creamy at f1.2 -f2. It does fringe in high contrast areas if wide open, but doesn't seem to be too distracting in video mode and it is fixable in post with stills quite easily. Solid metal build too.
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Elite lens
I use the Leica DG Nocticron for stills and video. It's incredibly sharp, focuses fast, has effective image stabilization, creates creamy background blur and produces great color and contrast. This is an elite lens and it stacks up well against elite lenses in any format. The MFT system has some great lenses in this focal range but nothing else has the unique look this lens produces.
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Great lens
I travel a lot, and I like to pack light. I ended up with only 3 lenses that I take with me, and this being the one of the 3, and also this is the one I use the most. It is not the lightest of the micro 4/3 but the image quality is great. It is a very fast lens, and you can shoot with low iso, and without flash in low light. I am using it with GH4. The lens can be even used as a macro lens, though the minimal focus distance is around 0.5m
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worth the money
Gave me the leica look that I wanted from my m lens with autofocus. Yes very expensive but good glass is always worth it. It will outlast the body if the OIS stays good. You can hear it stabilizing however...now I want the 25mm and a new oly body.
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Breathtaking
I'm a novice that purchased a GH4 and this lens from B&H 2 weeks ago. I bought it for my stepdaughters wedding this past weekend in beautiful northern Minnesota. Wow. Just, wow. Crisp, FAST focus, lightweight, not 'in your face'; this thing does all the work for a newbie photographer.
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Great Lens
Finally the micro-4/3 line is starting to fill with fast aperture lenses. This is the fastest lens in this focal length category that has autofocus. In addition, it come with optical image stabilization - a plus when using it Panasonic cameras. The bokeh on this lens is very nice and is equivalent to an 85mm f/2.4 lens from the depth-of-field perspective. What I have found, in 35mm FF imaging, is that the fast 1.4+ aperture 85mm portrait lenses a... Show More
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Superb
I use this lens on the GH4 predominantly as a walk-around travel camera. I cannot say enough good things about this lens...it's tack-sharp, and even wide-open it produces crisp images without significant CA. I enjoy using it wide-open to obtain the shallow depth of field effect...in a micro-four thirds-size sensor, to get this kind of shallow DOF is stunningly impressive.It's not light, but what you lose in weight, you gain in speed and optical q... Show More
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Awesome Lens
Given its high price I did expect this lens to be great so my expectations was high. Knowing the m43 sensor size I wanted a lens that does decent DOF so I went for F1.2. Some backgrounds - I am new to the m43 format, my other cameras are Nikon D700 (full frame) and Fuji X100S (APS-C). Sample pictures are taken using Panasonic GM1. The lens itself is well constructed, feel solid and heavy, but since all fast lenses are made of tons of glasses so I... Show More
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Leica Glass Superlative for Micro 4/3
Excellent low-light capacity. Works well to complement the Voigtlnder 17.5mm f/0.95 on the Lumix G6. I use this quasi-journalistically in available light for portraits and two-shots. So far nothing negative to say. The lens is sharp and contrasty and well worth the rather high price.
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Definitely the Best
This is a great lens that will give you excellent results. Undoubtedly the best that m4/3 currently has to offer. If the cost is not an issue, this is the lens that every m4/3 user needs to have. Great for portraits. Autofocus is fast. It is a little heavy and large for what is supposed to be a compact system but if you're buying this lens, it isn't for the size but the results.
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Great lens!
Incredible lens and incredibly solid build. f1.2 is simply incredible. Price is pretty high though.
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An excellent lens for low light
1. Superb image quality. 2. An excellent build quality. 4. A very fast auto-focus. 5. Manual aperture ring - very nicely done. 6. Manual focus is excellent. Large and heavier than Panasonic GX7 body itself.
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Fantastic Glass - at a price
Optically this is a truly wonderful lens. If you are looking for a very fast 85mm equivalent lens for your m43 body that also has autofocus, this lens will not let you down - even at f/1.2 it is razor sharp in the center and quite sharp even to the corners. There is a hint of LoCA in some of the out of focus elements at f/1.2, but surprisingly little (I don't know if my E-M1 is doing in-camera processing on those aberrations even on RAW files or ... Show More
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I wish I had this on Nikon FX
The MFT platform is what it is, a limited platform when it comes to DOF because of the sensor size. The 40-45 mm range on MFT is effectively littered with good-to-excellent lenses, not so much when you go wider or longer, so the competition is stiff.In its own right, this is a fantastic lens in any way. It is sharp, clean, no onion rings in the bokeh, colors are great, the manual focus action is smooth, the AF is reasonably good, I guess the OIS ... Show More
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