On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 9:45 AM, Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Just a side note on focal-length shortening with close-focusing...
>
> The PanaLeica 14-50 has one of the most aggressive focal-length change I've
> ever seen with focus adjustment.
>
> The DZ 14-54 stays almost the same, but it is most certainly a varifocal
> design as you have to readjust focus after any focal-length change, but the
> 14-50 keeps the focus the same when you change focal-length, but the
> focal-length changes when you focus.
I dislike the need to readjust focus after zooming the DZ 14-54, but
by this time I would probably not trust the 14-50 to hold focus
anyway. I know that I've messed up some shots by focusing and then
making minor focal length changes without thinking.
Joel W.
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