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Richard Wong Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 50-200mm Review

The Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 50-200mm is an impressive value and Richard Wong finds almost nothing to fault with the lens. It even works well with the 1.4x and 2.0x teleconverters. Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 50-200mm: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama Panasonic DMW-TC20 2x TC: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama Panasonic DMW-TC14 1.4x TC: B&H Photo

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Olympus OM-D EM-1 Mark II Firmware 2.1 Update

Olympus released firmware 2.1 for the OM-D E-M1 Mark II and it addresses issues with the Leica 200mm Corrected issue of C-AF not operating correctly when using the “LEICA DG ELMARIT 200mm F2.8 / POWER O.I.S. (H-ES200)” interchangeable lens produced by Panasonic. You can download the update here.

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LensRentals Compares 6 Fast 40’s

LensRentals compared their 40mm range of m43 lenses and came up with some surprising results. The Voigtlander 42.5mm f/0.95 was a great performer that sharpened up very quickly as it was stopped down, while the Panasonic Leica DG Macro Elmarit 45mm f/2.8 showed some worrisome sample variation, which led to disappointing results. I was surprised to see […]

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Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 50-200mm: Mirrorless is Still Smaller and Lighter

If you were into mirrorless cameras from the start then you recall that 43 was the only system designed to be digital from the ground up. When cameras first started going digital sensor size was largely the product of manufacturing constraints and DSLR technology. 43 was designed to get away from that and relatively quickly turned […]

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Panasonic Lumix GX9 and Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 50-200 Samples

Optyczne grabbed a photo of the new Panasonic GX9 with Panasonic 25mm 1.7 attached and posted some sample images shot with the new Panasonic Leica DG Vario Elmarit 50-200mm f/2.8-4.0 ASPH. POWER OIS. You can find the full gallery here. Panasonic GX9 Pre-Order: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 50-200mm: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

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Panasonic Leica DG Vario Elmarit 50-200mm f/2.8-4.0 ASPH. POWER OIS Images Leak

Nokishita leaked images of the Panasonic Leica DG Vario Elmarit 50-200mm f/2.8-4.0 ASPH. POWER OIS  that is expected next week.

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