Panasonic will refresh 4 lenses this month to repair an annoying quirk with close-up pictures

When I snap close-up photographs of small shiny objects like wedding ceremony rings and automotive particulars, I repeatedly come throughout a problem: making an attempt to not catch my very own reflection within the {photograph}. But Panasonic is refreshing 4 well-liked lenses with a repair.

Panasonic Japan will refresh 4 well-liked lenses in mid-September. One of these lenses is the full-frame L-Mount Lumix S Pro 70-200mm f/4 OIS, whereas the opposite three are Micro Four Thirds optics: the Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 12-60mm f/2.8-4.0 ASPH Power OIS, the Panasonic Leica DG Summilux 25mm f/1.4 II ASPH, and the Lumix G 42.5mm f/1.7 ASPH Power OIS.

The announcement – which comes from Panasonic Japan and has not but seen official bulletins outdoors of Japan – brings a comparatively small refresh to 4 current lenses.

But one of many modifications is that the markings on the entrance of the lens are extra muted. The darker markings on the entrance of the lens will assist the lens higher mix into the shadows. Of course, that doesn’t matter a lot when the reflection is robust sufficient for the photographer to point out up, however that may assist the lens to raised mix into the shadows – and it serves as a reminder why most cameras are black.

Outside of the tweak to the font markings, all 4 lenses now use a fluorine coating to assist repel fingerprints off the entrance of the lens.

Panasonic Japan marks the brand new full-frame 70-200mm f/4 OIS as rated to six.5 stops when mounted on the Panasonic Lumix S1R or S1, which would be a half-stop improvement over the current version of the lens.

Panasonic Japan says that the kit lens for the GH7 and G9 II will be gradually replaced with the refreshed version of the 12-60mm. The lens brings the same optical design and image quality with the new fluorine coating and uses new engraved lettering on the front of the lens instead of the white lettering.

The two Micro Four Thirds primes, meanwhile, will use gray lettering on the front rather than white.

Panasonic Japan says that the four new lenses will begin shipping in mid-September.

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