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Lumix S 26mm f8 bodycap lens

So a new version of darktable has been officially made available for Linux Mint. Kind of. So I updated it, & I'm really really liking it. Much easier to get the colour & contrast that pleases me.
A couple of my latest efforts

26-Jan10-P1038173.jpg
  • Panasonic DC-S5
  • LUMIX S 26/F8
  • ƒ/8
  • 26mm
  • 1/200s
  • ISO 100


26-Jan10-P1038164-01.jpg
  • Panasonic DC-S5
  • LUMIX S 26/F8
  • ƒ/8
  • 26mm
  • 1/320s
  • ISO 100


26-Jan10-P1038192-01.jpg
  • Panasonic DC-S5
  • LUMIX S 26/F8
  • ƒ/8
  • 26mm
  • 1/320s
  • ISO 100
 
I ordered one of these lenses today from MPB; like-new condition in the original packaging for us$115 shipped. Should have it in hand by February 2nd. Looks like a fun lens.
 
The Rigger said:
I ordered one of these lenses today from MPB; like-new condition in the original packaging for us$115 shipped. Should have it in hand by February 2nd. Looks like a fun lens.
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I paid about $250 USD for mine brand new, I waited a while for the price to drop as I thought they might have due to all the vitriol & hate directed towards in on the interwebz, never really happened to I just grabbed one. Never regretted a single cent of the purchase price. It's not only just a fun lens to use (which it is in spades) -sometimes I have to check the EXIF data to make sure it was shot with that tiny little plastic lens :) I use it quite a lot when I'm working on projects at work, it's a bit of a disservice to it really, to relegate it to just that.

20241105-P1014019.jpg
  • Panasonic DC-S5
  • ƒ/8
  • 26mm
  • 1/100s
  • ISO 100


250125-P1025027.jpg
  • Panasonic DC-S5
  • ƒ/8
  • 26mm
  • 1/320s
  • ISO 100


250201-P1025414.jpg
  • Panasonic DC-S5
  • ƒ/8
  • 26mm
  • 1/30s
  • ISO 200
 
So out of curiosity, I ran one of those shots through darktable. Without comparing back and forwards as I was editing. It surprised me what I got. I actually prefer the darktable version. A bit cleaner, I think sharper, & a bit more natural looking colour

25-Feb01-P1025414-02.jpg
  • Panasonic DC-S5
  • ƒ/8
  • 26mm
  • 1/30s
  • ISO 200
 
Anyone come up with a nice case for this lens?
...Or a front lens cap, for that matter? I understand it only comes with a rear cap.
 
The Rigger said:
Anyone come up with a nice case for this lens?
...Or a front lens cap, for that matter? I understand it only comes with a rear cap.
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I use one of those Neoprene lens bags with a drawstring. One of the smallest available.
Never worried about a lens cap, it gets dragged everywhere with me, no special care, still looks like new
 
And don't listen to the people who say the lens is difficult to focus manually. I set my S5 to picture in picture magnified focus box, activated by a press on the joystick, and focus peaking set to a custom button. You don't even have to look at/inspect any edges in the focus box, just rack the focus in and out a touch until you get the maximum amount of peaking colour, done. Perfectly focused shots. It makes a very big difference in the sharpness of your images, I suspect those who complain that the lens is not very sharp are just trying to use hyperfocal distance or zone focusing.
You can shoot relatively slow-ish moving subjects that way
26-Jan10-P1038203.jpg
  • Panasonic DC-S5
  • LUMIX S 26/F8
  • ƒ/8
  • 26mm
  • 1/320s
  • ISO 100


250528-P1037187-2048.jpg
  • Panasonic DC-S5
  • ƒ/8
  • 26mm
  • 1/500s
  • ISO 640


250528-P1037192-2048.jpg
  • Panasonic DC-S5
  • ƒ/8
  • 26mm
  • 1/160s
  • ISO 200
 
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