Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have both lenses. In fact, my GF-1 setup consists of the 1.7/20mm, the 45mm you are asking about, and a 90mm Elmarit with adapter. The 45mm is not bad at all--not as good as the 20mm but not bad. You do have to keep the shutter speeds up, as you are shooting with what is effectively a 90mm. Some example here: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws/?page_id=341 Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog On Mar 26, 2010, at 4:02 AM, James Laird wrote: > Yea but the combo of the 20/1.7 and the 45 would be like a digital > Leica CL with the 40 and 90, which I have and use on the GH1. I just > wonder if the 45 2.8 is very good optically? > > Jim > > On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 9:32 PM, Jeff Moore <jbm at jbm.org> wrote: >> 2010-03-25-22:01:41 James Laird: >>> Anyone using the Panasonic 45 2.8 Macro? Kind of pricey by Panasonic >>> standards. Is it worth it? I'm using my trusty 40 Summicron now. It's >>> faster at f/2.0 but of course it won't do 1:1 and doesn't have MEGA >>> OIS;). >> >> I'm too lazy to look up the exact details, and have no personal >> experience with these lenses, but check dpreview -- I think they >> thought the 40/1.7 was far better as a general-purpose lens, and some >> (non-micro-)4/3s macro lens (totally pulling this out of my behind, >> but is there an Olympus 50/2.0?) with an adapter was an >> optically-far-better macro lens. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >