Been walking around with my new LUMIX S9, and the new very interesting 26 mm f8 pancake lens, which is 100% only manual focusing… and I find it really fast thing that I’ve already met a handful of people who mistook it for a Leica or a rangefinder!

The $1500 question is this:

In today’s world, what are the virtues of using an only manual focusing lens?

So the first thought is because it is fixed at F8, essentially you have to be not as discerning with nailing the focus. At F8, you practically almost always nail the focusing, even if you’re a bit off, and even if ironically enough, you miss focused, or if it’s a little blurry or whatever… It doesn’t really matter, it adds to the artistic flair.

Zero lag, zero shutter leg is insanely satisfying