Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Lumix dream team - for now

 

Lumix S5, Lumix-S 20-60mm, Σ 70-300 Apo in SA mount with sa21 adapter

At the moment, nothing fills the xx-200mm space in the L-mount system except the 28-200 and the fast and bulky 70-200s (f/2.8 and f/4). I have hopes/expectations for a reasonably compact lens to complement the 20-60 some day soon - and the new 18-40mm and the small S9 body makes such a lens even more likely! Other than that missing 'dream' lens and perhaps a few small primes, I have no incentive to fill in the kit. 

I like shooting birds and distant things at times, and the 70-300 will serve acceptably despite its lack of AF-c due to the MC-21 adapter's limitations. I had hoped a Sigma lens in its native mount plus a Sigma adapter to its new native L mount would serve my needs.. alas, no.

My Pentax lenses will also fill in until more L-mount options reach the market. I have several small primes from 28 to 135mm plus a nice Rikenon XR 70-150/4 that can do nice work. I also kept a Minolta 100-200/4.5 from my Sony time, lighter than the Rikenon but also nice to use.


 


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