Leica 50-200mm lens at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon, Panasonic.
ePhotozine posted the full Leica 50-200mm review:
Panasonic has produced here a telephoto zoom that is exceptionally easy to handle, produces excellent results and is priced realistically against the competition. Compared to full frame marques, it is priced very competitively when we consider what job the lens does.
Not only that, but the compact, light construction mirrors the size of the MFT cameras and follows the ethos of the MFT system. It is easy to see the attraction of lighter, smaller cameras and lenses, especially when the quality is still extremely high.
So, on various levels, a lovely lens and an Editor’s Choice.
The Spanish webiste AlbedoMedia (translation here) also tested the new Leica 50-200mm lens:
The Power OIS optical stabilization system met our expectations, minimizing trepidation both in the final image and in the previous act of correctly composing each scene in the electronic viewfinder or back screen with total precision.
We can appreciate a very good level of detail and definition in the resulting images. Recall that the Panasonic Leica Vario-Elmarit 50-200 mm internally has a complex optical scheme of 21 elements in 15 groups, including aspherical and low dispersion lenses.
In all the samples is clear the ability of this optics to generate selective approaches well defined and defined, in the same way that its bokeh is very smooth, with a transition to very homogeneous planes out of focus.
