Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/09/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]LUgers may recall some months ago I posted to this list a question about using non-makers' lenses on the micro four thirds system. Specifically, I was interested to know how an Olympus body would handle a Panasonic lens and vice versa. Well the answer, disappointingly, according to the review of the Panasonic 12-35/2.8 zoom on photozone is that software corrections do not work with non-makers' lenses. While a Panasonic body will correct the 12-35 lens' significant distortions and chromatic aberrations, an Olympus body will not. This leads to the obvious question of how third party lenses will be handled by MFT bodies. Apparently software will be needed to correct for optical defects. The 12-35 Panasonic zoom is pretty poor in terms of distortion and chromatic aberrations and is very likely typical of upper consumer- grade lenses in today's marketplace. Make 'em cheap 'n cheerful to keep margins up, correct in software seems to be the way forward for the big MFT manufacturers. The review is here: http://www.photozone.de/m43/766_pana1235f28