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The focus motors are just flat out better in expensive lenses. By contrast, I have a $200 Panasonic pancake lens with a terrible focus motor in it. It's slow, n
by CydeWeys 6y ago
The focus motors are just flat out better in expensive lenses. By contrast, I have a $200 Panasonic pancake lens with a terrible focus motor in it. It's slow, noisy, and hunty.
- da02 6y agoWhich Panasonic pancake lens do you have that is slow & noisy? How's the image quality despite the low-end motor?
- trm42 6y agoSounds like the m43 20mm f1.7, which is known for its good IQ, pancake design but annoyingly slow AF :)
- rodgerd 6y agoI was very disappointed when they bumped it to a version 2 and don't appear to have touched the motors or electronics. I'm very fond of the FOV from this focal length, but I have a hard time springing for a lens that will make... me... wait... so... long... for... focus... lock... Especially when it doesn't have a nice manual focus ring à la the Olympus m43 lenses.
- CydeWeys 6y agoYup that's the one. It's fine for streetscape snapshots and taking photos of people who will stay still, but the slow AF makes it hard to use for anything fast-moving or unpredictable.