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Subject: [Leica] OT: Another maybe not so stupid GH1 question
From: digiratidoc at gmail.com (James Laird)
Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2010 22:14:44 -0500
References: <daaeb97e1003251901x39685bb5w60bb366bf9ca4089@mail.gmail.com> <20100326023230.GS29479@jbm.org> <daaeb97e1003252002v1a389887kaeb0c063c1ae551e@mail.gmail.com> <a3f189161003252005y54471dadm7a899184f4656a8@mail.gmail.com>

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.
>> >
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Replies: Reply from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] OT: Another maybe not so stupid GH1 question)
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