Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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