Recently announced Panasonic 28-200mm F4-7.1 MACRO OIS [B&H Store] does not have outstanding optical performance. Take a look at what Petapixel said about this lens
The new Panasonic 28-200mm f/4-7.1 Macro OISsuper zoom is clearly designed to be a jack-of-all-trades that doesn’t really excel in any optical categories. It’s also fairly slow, which limits its usefulness in darker situations.
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Take a look at the Major Points of the Review
Weighing only 413g, this lens is extremely lightweight, yet it maintains an easy-to-handle 67mm filter diameter. The downside of its compact size is that the aperture value is relatively dark at F4-7.1, which can pose a problem when shooting in low-light conditions.
The lens barrel is small, resulting in simple controls that are well-crafted. The zoom ring has a suitable weight, preventing the lens from extending when you carry it around.
The image stabilization is highly effective, allowing handheld shooting at 200mm even with a slow shutter speed. The balance of the lens is also commendable.
The autofocus (AF) performs well, swiftly focusing from long to short distances.
There is a ghosting issue when shooting against the light, with colored speckled ghosts appearing at any aperture value. While this effect might look interesting for video, it’s quite noticeable and often undesirable for most still shots.
The lens flares are dim and lack drama. Overall, this lens does not perform well when shooting into the sun, so it’s advisable to avoid shooting directly into the sun or other bright light sources if possible.
The close-up performance is excellent, allowing 1:2 shooting at the wide-angle end. However, the working distance at this point is so short that you could almost touch the subject. If you prefer to maintain a working distance, 200mm provides sufficient magnification for close-up photography.
The resolution is decent, with good center detail at 28mm. However, it improves significantly if you stop down, so it’s recommended to do so whenever possible. The 200mm end yields similar results to the 28mm, but the edges are even softer. Due to strong distortion correction, the corners are soft regardless of the aperture.
Despite being a dark lens, it can blur the background at close range. There is some vignetting in the bokeh, but there is no onion ring blur. However, there is pronounced bubble bokeh, which makes the background blur quite busy.
Focus breathing is almost non-existent at 200mm, and very slight at 28mm.
The 28-200mm F4-7.1 is designed as an all-purpose zoom and does not excel in any particular category. Also, due to the large F value, there are limitations when using it in low-light conditions. However, it meets its portability and convenience goals, making it very appealing. It’s also a handy video lens and a macro lens, and these two features make it a sensible choice for those seeking a versatile lens for the L mount. In this respect, I believe this lens is useful despite its shortcomings.
Should you buy this lens? Perhaps. The 28-200mm F4-7.1 may be a good option if you prioritize convenience over performance.
According to the latest information, Sony will soon announce a 24-70mm f/2.0 lens. Sources of the rumor mill indicate that Sony aims to create a true competitor to Canon’s 28-70mm f/2.0 lens.
The price of this lens is expected to be around $3000, which aligns with the cost of Canon’s RF 28-70mm f/2.0 | B&H Store.
However, the exact announcement date for this lens remains unknown.
We have listed the top-selling cameras in the USA based on the latest stats we have from the online US stores. These stats may differ from the offline retail stores in the USA.
So finally, we have the updated list of top-selling cameras in the USA for March 2024. The major change we’ve noticed in this list is dropping OUT of the Hasselblad 907X 100 C camera body from the top 15 list. It had made some space in the previous list, but unfortunately, we no longer have that camera in the top 15 list.
The next super entry, made by the Panasonic G9 Mark 2 camera, moved to number 6 from its previous rank of 15th on the February list.
The rest of the cameras in the list are moving up and down step-by-step from their competitors. However, there’s still a big surprise: the Canon R5 camera sales are going very well in the United States of America, despite of that fact that Canon R5 mark II is exected to arrive this year.
End of the compact MEGA Zoom Series of Cameras, Nikon finally decided to shut down the Nikon P1000 production, the camera was the ONLY MEGAZOOM Camera in the market with Nikon 125X optical zoom capability and was also capable of shooting 4K videos.
Canon ended their Canon SX70 HS camera a long ago, the Canon SX70 HS camera has a 20MP sensor and can zoom up to 65X (optical), the camera was announced back in Sep 2018 and after that, no next Megazoom camera was announced by Canon.
Sony’s last Mega Zoom was HX400V, the camera was announced back in 2014 with 50X Zooming capability and after that, no successor of the Sony HX100 V camera ever arrived.
In a recent interview at Phototrend Canon said, they already have a global shutter sensor (Canon introduced its first global shutter sensor in August 2016) but according to Canon “since image quality is on the No.1 Priority list of Canon, Global shutter sensors as of now exhibit limited low-light performance. Until this basic is fixed they won’t use Global shutter sensor in commercial Camera bodies made for photographers
Phototrend has an interview with the Canon development team held at the CP+ venue.
Sony announced a device with global shutter, but is Canon also working on this technology with the EOS R1?)
First of all, let’s not forget that we already have an industrial-grade global shutter sensor. Installing a global shutter on a mirrorless camera has advantages such as eliminating rolling shutter distortion and full-speed synchronization, but it also has the disadvantage of reducing image quality. I would like to consider this option in the future while looking at the balance between the advantages and disadvantages.
(Are there some professionals who don’t care about image noise for the benefits of global shutter?)
I understand that there are people who are willing to compromise on that point, but if we use it in our main product… Our philosophy is that image quality cannot be compromised on. That said, it is necessary to consider the product category, and I would like to listen to feedback from users.
What do you think about this situation? let us know in the comments below
Tsuyoshi Tokura, Senior Managing Executive Officer in charge of the Canon Imaging Group
On February 22nd, the first day of CP+2024, Tsuyoshi Tokura, the senior managing executive officer and deputy manager of Canon’s Imaging Group, who is in charge of Canon’s camera business, responded to a press interview.
Interviewer asked: Speculation is flying around on social media that “Canon seems to have a policy of not opening up the RF mount to other companies,” but someone in charge of Canon’s camera business said, “Canon is communicating with third-party manufacturers. The depth of communication is probably more than half the way (to commercialization).” It is not a dream that AF-compatible RF mount lenses will be released by popular third parties such as Sigma and Tamron.
When the interviewer asked these questions to Mr. Tokura, he immediately replied, “Canon is communicating with third-party manufacturers regarding RF mount lenses” and “There are no restrictions.” He quickly denied the speculations among photography fans. He also said, “Communication with third-party manufacturers is deeper than it was in the early days,” and revealed that they are proceeding with more active interactions than before.
That is really good news, Now Canon giving us an open indication that yes Third party lenses are on their way, and most probably at the year’s end we will have a new generation of third-party lenses for Canon mount.
Update: 29 Feb 2023
Canon Signed an NDA with Tamron and Sigma
In the latest interview we have from Canon | published at Phototrend they have said
Now that the RF mount is open, how do we verify third-party lenses? Is it enough to just comply with the technical specifications?”
To clarify, we have embraced an open mount strategy. Currently, there are no third-party lenses with autofocus (AF) available. However, we recognize the importance of product diversity to meet our customers’ needs. As a result, we are actively engaging with several third-party manufacturers. While I cannot disclose specific details at this time, I can confirm that we have signed non-disclosure agreements with these manufacturers. Consequently, I am unable to discuss the types of lenses that will be released or their market positioning. Thank you for your understanding.
So we have big news: Canon has discontinued the BG-R10 battery grip, which was being used for the Canon R5, Canon R6, and Canon R6 Mark II cameras. But why? still it’s being shown #1 seller B&H Store
This discontinuation could happen on only 1 Condition when we don’t have any alternative for the Canon BG R10, it means no sense in discontinuing the battery grip of a camera even if a new model is about to appear or something similar.
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Tsuyoshi Tokura, Senior Managing Executive Officer in charge of the Canon Imaging Group
