Panasonic Lumix S 50mm F1.8 - A Versatile L-Mount Prime Lens for Lumix S1/S5/S5II/S1H/S1R

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Hi guys! In today's video we will have a quick look at the Panasonic Lumix S 50mm F1.8, tested on my Lumix S5 and S1. A fast native prime lens available for the L-Mount cameras like Sigma FP, Leica SL and Lumix S.
I don't really enjoy the image quality coming out from this lens, except in very low contrast scenes, but that's my personal taste...if the sample photos and videos are good enough for your eyes, then you'll be fine with this 50mm f1.8. I know a lot of people that are in love with this lens!
Probably there are some copies that have a better image quality than the 5 copies I've examinated... In my case, only one copy had slightly less blue chromatic aberrations and slightly better sharpness. So, I suggest you to try the lens before you buy it.
Models in the video:
Dancer = / kaleidoscopemisfit
Violinist = / nastijaviolin
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Caption
0:00 Intro
1:50 Sharpness
2:17 Compared to 20-60mm
2:56 Build Quality
3:14 Bokeh
3:38 Final Conclusions

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@LucaBono.Studio Жыл бұрын

*Update 02/02/2023* The lens I've reviewed was defective and I've got a replacement, under warranty from the camera store, two months after I've uploaded this video. The defective lens was showing the same problems of strong chromatic aberrations (green, blue and purple fringing), like the unit reviewed by the guys of DPreview, on their website. The new copy of the lens performs as intended. I don't see problems of strong color fringing and the images are sharp enough already wide open at f1.8. At F4 the lens is almost perfect in every aspect. I'm not going to make another video review about this lens, but I'll keep this video online in case someone of you will have the same problem I had. If you have a bad copy of the lens, maybe you should consider to let it check under warranty. Ciao!

@mamumonkan 3 ай бұрын

I like that you keep your reviews real !

@LucaBono.Studio 3 ай бұрын

Thanks buddy! ✌🏻

@rickkoloian4179 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for review & not doubting your findings, but wonder if copy variation may be issue? A number of YT videos have spoken positively on lens, including competent photographers like Richard Wong, who noted Pana 50mm f1.8 not quite as sharp as f1.4 version--esp in corners--but still quite good. Although a thread in DP Review Forum noted product variation in the lens.

@LucaBono.Studio Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate! My copy has the exact same rendering of the images like the samples you'll find on dpreview. If there are better copies, or copies with bad quality control going around, that's a problem of Panasonic...it shouldn't be a problem for us consumers. I tried my best to find a good copy of the lens, but I didn't have luck. Cheers!

@AbdonPhirathon Жыл бұрын

I personally enjoyed using my Lumix S 50mm f/1.8. I found it to have pleasant bokeh, and a great rendering when compared to the Canon RF 50mm f/1.8. That’s what sold me on the Lumix lenses. The only lens I found was quite soft wide open was the 24mm f/1.8, but then again it could have just been a bad copy. Either way, they were sharper than my previous Canon RF kit except for the 85mm f/2 which was just as sharp as the Lumix S 85mm f/1.8. I’ve now switched to Sony, and have been using the Samyang f/1.8 primes to replace the f/1.8 Lumix kit I used to have. Makes me want to switch back just for the lenses alone, but AF is important, so I’ll keep waiting for a new body with PDAF so I can swtich right back.

@LucaBono.Studio Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback mate! I see what you mean. In my case, when I compare the Lumix 50mm f1.8 with other 50mm lenses, the sharpness, contrast and the colors are never nice to my eyes...probably there are bad copies of the 24mm as well. Thanks for watching! Cheers!

@aiseurnae5976 Жыл бұрын

I think there is serious copy variation with this lens. My sample is razor sharp wide open, as sharp as my 135mm GM, i have a lot of Sony and Panasonic lenses, it is one my sharpest lens. The 20-60mm sharpness is Ok at 50mm but my 50mm 1.8 S is way sharper, even at f1.8.

@LucaBono.Studio Жыл бұрын

Wow...where can I see some sample photos taken with your 50mmf1.8? Zero blue fringing in your copy?

@themonthehill305 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the honest review Luca, I’ve got vintage and adapted EF lenses and tbh that’s working just fine for me

@LucaBono.Studio Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Vintage lenses are hard to beat ahahah

@marinrealestatephotography Жыл бұрын

Love the ending, Luca! Hope everyone watches to the very end.

@LucaBono.Studio Жыл бұрын

Ahaha, thanks mate! 🤟🏻

@LucaBono.Studio Жыл бұрын

If you find this video helpful, I'd really appreciate a Like & Subscribe! Thanks guys! 🍻

@mylo4060 8 ай бұрын

I have the same problems and Luca directed me here from Facebook. Great work, thank you for your help, let’s see if @Panasonic Germany will treat me good too and solve this for me.

@DidierMOULINPhotography Жыл бұрын

CIAO Luca I just bought mine few weeks for less than 300€ on second hand market and I don’t face your déception about the lens. Regarding the cohérence with other primes I’m not yet able to tell you but regarding sharpness I can tell you that the lens is doing a real good job. Maybe try to test another one to be sure you don’t have a bad one. Wishing the best my friend !

@LucaBono.Studio Жыл бұрын

Hi Didier! Thanks for your feedback ✌🏻 I don't think I'll give this lens more tries. I'll probably just sell it. I've few other better 50mm lenses in my kit. Cheers!

@DidierMOULINPhotography Жыл бұрын

@@LucaBono.Studio ciao Luca. I ended up selling the lens as I discovered chromatic aberrations and indeed not any character in the lens. And you know what!???!!! I finally found may dream lens. One lens that I already had and sold and decided to come to it again. Very rare and bulky but what a character … Do you guess ?

@nicviewtube Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video and your consideration

@LucaBono.Studio Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! 🤟🏻

@niklasbrungs Жыл бұрын

i really love this lense.

@LucaBono.Studio Жыл бұрын

It's a convenient lens! I'm glad you love it. Cheers!

@marux1977 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for another honest, informative and interesting review! I have risked to buy 35mm 1.8 (despite my S1 has just turned into a brick for unknown reason), I hope, the results will not be so strange like with 50mm.

@LucaBono.Studio Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Sorry to hear about the broken S1...I hope it can be fixed!

@marux1977 Жыл бұрын

@@LucaBono.Studio believe me, I also hope so! I am lucky it is on warranty. I am unlucky that no one can imagine what could happen - and that I have lost all data in CFExpress card. Returning to the topic - I am already looking for someone who could help me with testing this lens while I am without my own camera. I can't wait for the day I will be able to test it :)

@LucaBono.Studio Жыл бұрын

Oh...that's terrible! If you live around Amsterdam, you can test the lens with my camera.

@user-sg6xv2kb8s Жыл бұрын

Mine has quite a firm focus which feels great (some early ones were loose I think) and almost no CA. Very happy with it overall. Great lens. Maybe some copies had been dropped in transit or there were some sample variation? Who knows.

@LucaBono.Studio Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your feedback! Now that I got a replacement under warranty, I can see that this copy performs much better than the one I've reviewed. Cheers!

@lukekayart Жыл бұрын

Hey Luca I know you like your vintages so it was interesting to hear your thoughts on this lens I will need to check my copy. Can you tell me when manually focusing vintage lenses does focus peaking (s5) still work?

@LucaBono.Studio Жыл бұрын

Hi Luke! Yes, the focus peaking is working with vintage manual focus lenses. Cheers! 🤟🏻

@lukekayart Жыл бұрын

@@LucaBono.Studio Thank you. It’s something I would like to try in the future.

@jayforcinema Жыл бұрын

Ciao Luca! I agree, the 50 is an average lens, but for me it's very useful for run and gun work because it provides fast aperture and decent AF (at least S-AF, I rarely use C-AF with Lumix). It matches decently well with 85 f/1.8 which I have, but the 85 is cleaner. I think 35 is supposed to be the best in the set, but they all work well together

@LucaBono.Studio Жыл бұрын

Hey buddy! Thanks for the feedback 👍🏻 really appreciate it! Cheers!

@bradleyjpaolucci Жыл бұрын

Luca for the last shot switch to zone focus with +5 -3 to focus from the lens you’re holding to your face. It worked for me in my recent KZfaq short

@LucaBono.Studio Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate! Yes, with fast lenses is necessary to change the AF speed settings and some other things. I'll cover it in the next video. Cheers!

@bradleyjpaolucci Жыл бұрын

@@LucaBono.Studiowill you be doing a video on the Biotar 75 f1.5 II? I already have the Lumix 50, canon fd 50 so I think a 75 would be a little different 😅. Also how come you don’t use canon fd lenses?

@LucaBono.Studio Жыл бұрын

Yo Bradley! Yes, the video will probably go live by the end of next month. But I still didn't receive my copy to test it. I don't use Canon FD because I prefer to use Leica R when I need clean images...I can't have them all ahahah

@rcinematic 8 ай бұрын

Hi. Do you use, have you used ND filters for this exact lens? I’m thinking about getting a 3-7 stop VND filter. But not sure if need if I use vlog. Thoughts? Thanks

@LucaBono.Studio 8 ай бұрын

Hi! Yes, I probably used an ND filter for this review. You will need ND or VND if you want to film videos, also in V-Log. I've made few videos about ND filters in my channel Check them, they'll be helpful!

@raksh9 Жыл бұрын

This is strange. My copy is very sharp wide open, and has little if any chromatic aberration.

@BNC593 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Lucas. I was wondering if you got a bad copy of that lens. I now hear that you have a replacement and it’s much better. I was wondering since other reviews and videos mention the lens is reasonably sharp. I saw a comparison against the Sigma 50 1.4 DGDN and the coroners were better on the LUMIX 50 f1.8.

@LucaBono.Studio Жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Yes, I had a lens with a chipped glass element in the floating group (same problem as the one reviewed by Dpreview). The new copy is working well 👌🏻

@amvanime866 8 ай бұрын

What lens would you recommend for short films, a 50 mm or a 20-60mm?

@LucaBono.Studio 8 ай бұрын

Hi...a 50mm

@kingsamvisuals Жыл бұрын

I only have the 85mm which is fantastic

@LucaBono.Studio Жыл бұрын

All my friends are recommending the 85mm f1.8! It should be great 👍🏻 Thanks for the feedback!

@marux1977 Жыл бұрын

This is the lens I also hope to have one day :)

@jandwstudios9729 Жыл бұрын

Early one’s some people reported coating problems. I would be scared to buy a used one. They are on sale for about $350 usa.

@LucaBono.Studio Жыл бұрын

In Europe they go for 420 euro under sales...Not too bad! Cheers!

@jandwstudios9729 Жыл бұрын

@@LucaBono.Studio i meant new ones. Anyways people complain about spots in the coatings but panasonic says it’s fungus. But it looks like no fungus I’ve seen. It’s pretty strange for a kinda new lens unless you live in a swamp. It’s seems like they resolved it through.

@jandwstudios9729 Жыл бұрын

Richard wong did a review, he didn’t see CA.

@LucaBono.Studio Жыл бұрын

It seems like there are bad copies going around in the market. My copy has this problem 😅