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 just noticed that dpreview tested the lens and were not altogether thrilled with it. Said it wasn't that great as a portrait lens and the 'focus by wire' was flaky. If I read between the lines correctly they thought it wasn't worth what Panasonic was asking for it. Jim On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 10:05 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 10:02 PM, James Laird <digiratidoc at gmail.com> > 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? >> > > I think Nathan has that lens and likes it. ?Check with him tomorrow. > > > >> >> 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 >> > > > > -- > Regards, > > Sonny > http://www.sonc.com > http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ > Natchitoches, Louisiana > (+31.754164,-093.099080) > > USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >