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Thanks to LUMIX for sending over a pre-production Panasonic Leica 25-50mm f/1.7 for me to try. This was a lens I was looking forward to getting my hands on.

I managed to get out briefly yesterday for a mooch on the beach and brought it along with me to give it a test. It was a quick blast so I’ll try to put something more comprehensive together, but for now, I thought I’d share a bit of test footage and a few shots.

My initial thoughts on the lens, in a nutshell:

✅ Perfect companion to the 10-25mm f/1.7
✅ Very useful & versatile coverage at approx 50-100mm FF equivalent
✅ Smooth, clickless aperture
✅ Nice shallow DOF & compression at f/1.7
✅ Very sharp and contemporary look
✅ Nicely controlled flaring
✅ Internal zoom that doesn’t extend
✅ Solid build quality and high quality feel
✅ Not heavy at all for what is a large unit
✅ Decent minimum focus at 0.92ft/28cm
✅ Minimal focus breathing
😬 Focus by wire, no hard stops, very short focus throw
❌ No IS, but really wasn’t needed with GH5 IBIS, even at 50mm

Overall, the 10-25 paired with the 25-50 would be an amazing combo and you could even get away with using that as a two lens set up which could cover all bases. The 25-50 produces a very sharp, contemporary look, which is amazing if that’s your thing.

Info:

Camera: LUMIX GH5
Recorder: Atomos Ninja V
Lens: Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Summilux 25-50mm f/1.7
ND: Freewell 6-9 stop VND
Frame rates: 24p & 60p
Codec: ProRes 422
Profile: V-Log L

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