Panasonic 35mm F1.8 Review w/ Panasonic S5 II

[@TheHybridShooter]

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[@Alexrocks1253]

I’ve been loving this lens for about a year now. It does very well in a wide range of scenarios

[@austingahoo]

Great video! I love how in-depth you are. I am really curious how the image quality and sharpness of the 35mm f1.8 compares to the 50 mm f1.8 in the same lineup?

[@mamchristian]

Love to see you are more w/ L-mount cameras and lenses now...

[@RuhkcusTV]

@The Hybrid Shooter great video on the lens! Considering picking one up through your affiliate link. I had a couple of questions about the photos in the 'minimal focus distance' @5:33 portion of the video. Do you recall if you used Aperture priority mode and auto WB? If yes, do you use exposure compensation when shooting? - Also, are the photos @5:33 JPEG straight out of camera or were these RAW files processed then imported into the final video. thanks! :)

[@giuseppe.g]

Great review as always, can I ask you for advice? I would like to get a 35mm for my S5ii, I'm undecided between this and the sigma art 1.4, do you think that the price difference is worth getting the sigma or can the panasonic already be effective, especially on the video side?

[@walterhergt2361]

Could you comment upon if/how lens correction for video is handled? Is lens correction applied within camera to jpegs and something similar is applied to video files? Thank you.

[@KwasnikPictures]

Love this lens, use it all the time!

[@wendallstro]

How do you find the stabilization without the lens being stabilized? Are you shooting with a gimbal?

[@ryaneb3]

Was Electronic Stabilization on during your walking test? It looked rough and swayed from left to right a lot. The 24mm looks smoother to me.

[@uishiuishi]

Lumix 35mm 1.8 is my favourite lens! I noted that the hood you put on the lens at 2:12 is not the correct one for the 35mm ... maybe is from the 20-60 kit lens?

[@SingularityFM]

How does this lens compare to the Panasonic 16 - 35 F4 Zoom in sharpness?

[@michaelbell75]

It's 2023, every mirrorless lens is way too sharp. Thats why we all put diffusion filters on them to soften them up. Just get the one you want more.

[@TheHybridShooter]

Who is “we all”?

[@FotosyMas.]

“It seems like Leica likes it as well”…. I see what you did there 😁

[@mcronfpv8736]

I don't get it :'(

[@ElmarJournal]

@@mcronfpv8736leica recently released budget version lenses for SL adapting from this lens

[@NeonShores]

​@@mcronfpv8736 it would appear that Leica rebadged this lens as their new 35mm Summicron SL f/2 and is charging 3 times the price.

[@Eatmeraw]

Would love to see you review the 18mm F1.8. Only thing holding me back is noticing how much the corners are warping in the various s5ii videos.

[@AfF3lix]

Most reviews dont show the updated Firmware which was released during testphase. Firmware update notes less warping from 18 mm upwards.

[@AllThingsFilm1]

Most NLE editors, like DaVinci Resolve, have lens distortion tools that correct for this.

[@TheHybridShooter]

@@AfF3lix Fortunately, this review is not one of them.

[@hoodaffairstv]

The s5ii warps when walking on the 35mm also, I thought it was under 20mm at the 7:50 mark in the video when you were showing the stability

[@TheHybridShooter]

Yes, there is always a tradeoff between stability and warping.

[@khalidem1]

Hi, S5M2 is it good for photos ?

[@officialhayawan5705]

Too good

[@raksh9]

Very good for photos. It has an excellent sensor that produces fantastically malleable files, reliable and fast autofocus, two card slots and a reasonably fast burst rate. The sensor is similar to the Nikon Z6 variants and Sony A7 III.

[@alanb4942]

Getting an S5ii soon and wondering if it's better to get a single Zoom (Sigma 24-70 f2.8 Art) or two primes (This Panasonic 35mm f1.8 and the 80mm f1.8). I guess it's the age old prime vs. zoom debate but I'm yet undecided, leaning towards the Zoom to be honest because of the convenience and versatility but slightly concerned that it being a third party lens will decrease autofocus and performance compared to Pany's own lenses. Any thoughts gentlemen?

[@kingsamvisuals]

For the s5ii focus on 3rd party is great. The sigma zoom is heavy! It depends on whether or not you can afford to switch lenses at a shoot. If you can then go primes.

[@alanb4942]

@@kingsamvisuals Thanks Sam, I appreciate your input. I much prefer to only have one lens on my camera since I don't have much time on the shoots I do. I picked up the S5ii yesterday and felt the difference between the sigma two L mount mid range zooms and will likely go with the 28-70 because of the form factor and similar image quality. Hope you're own camera journey is going well!

[@amonkril919]

Highly recommend against going with zoom lenses unless youre using it for that specific type of video effect. I've had both and recommend primes everytime. Worried about having to switch lenses just to get the right focal length? You really shouldn't. I found that sticking with 24mm/85mm or 35mm/85mm combo gets my 95% of the shots I want. It makes shooting easier as well without having to worry about the look of all the incremental focal lengths between 24-70. The 2.8 is 4 stops of light from 1.4!

[@TheHybridShooter]

@@amonkril919 I highly recommend against this type of hypergeneralized advices. Both zooms and primes have different advantages. Especially the part about "incremental focal lengths" makes no sense. And no, it is not 4 stops of light.

[@amonkril919]

@@TheHybridShooter My recommendation is from a practical standpoint. You tend to not need most focal lengths outside the primes. Most zoom users seem to eventually switch to primes exclusively except for sports photography or video. It is not a generalization but a very common revelation people have, and it makes alot of sense. Anecodatally, I think the incremental focal lengths just serve as a distraction when it's already alot to manage framing, exposure, and subject posing. Correction on my previous comment: It is 4x the amount of light and 2 stops of light.

[@ThePistonPit]

Great lens… hows the smallrig black mamba on the s5ii? Would you recommend it over the 8sinn?

[@TheHybridShooter]

Yes, definitely. 8sinn doesn't have integrated arca plate which is an instant deal-breaker for me, SmallRig design is much superior.

[@ThePistonPit]

@@TheHybridShooter thanks very much…. U should do a few cage comparisons… i think there’s interest in those.

[@TheHybridShooter]

I am very happy with the SmallRig cage, so I don’t intend to buy any other cages.

[@ThePistonPit]

@@TheHybridShooter what about quality wise… the arca plate u can always buy… in terms of quality between the 8sinn and smallrig?

[@TheHybridShooter]

@@ThePistonPit I don't have 8sinn, I can't answer that. Adding Arca plate is IMO unacceptable solution. Makes the whole setup more bulky, taller and less convenient to use.

[@user-bj5gr8ug9s]

What about chromatic aberration in 1.8 ?

[@TIBETWHISTLER]

I have been shooting with Lumix s5ii with 35 mm with autofocus setting in 4k 30 frame but I found video came out out of focus or blurry. Which setting is good ! I really need help , video came worse than iPhone quality when I posted in KZbin

[@TheHybridShooter]

Default settings work the best. There shouldn't be any issues with AF unless there is something very wrong with the setting.

[@kifley19]

6:19 that auto focus speed is disappointing.

[@TheHybridShooter]

That is before the FW update that fixed the AF speed. That samples is no longer relevant.

[@kifley19]

@@TheHybridShooter can you do an update

[@TheHybridShooter]

@@kifley19 No, I don't have this lens anymore.

[@rosetzu_nagasawa]

in short, does not break any new ground, not any value offering. Whatever it offers, its ALREADY out there.....

[@TheHybridShooter]

This kind of lens is not supposed to break any new grounds.