Panasonic Leica DG Macro-Elmarit 45mm f/2.8 ASPH. MEGA O.I.S. Lens
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My New Favorite Lens
Great build quality, excellent IQ, love the color rendition. Perfect complement to Lumix 20mm. Expensive, but you won't be disappointed. Very nice bokeh. Was worried that it was only a 2.8, but results are fantastic.
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Best of Breed! A joy to use
This superlative lens is an absolute joy to use. Rendition is excellent, CA almost nil. Auto-focus acquisition speed is excellent under most circumstances with my E-PL2. Manual focus is tight and controllable.
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Great macro, but Oly Better Otherwise
I own the Olympus micro 4/3 macro, and then I bought this lens because I needed a macro lens. Having used both, I like the Oly better for everything but macro. The Oly doesn't do macro, so if you need that this is the one to get. If you don't, well the Oly is cheaper, faster, smaller, lighter and not being a macro it focuses faster. The Oly 45 is probably my favourite lens. I shoot Olympus bodies, so the image stabilization built into this lens is of no use to me, but if you use Panasonic bodies, then I guess that would be a plus for this lens. Don't get me wrong, this is a great macro lens.
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Super sharp - Love it on my Pen
I had been using an old OM set up with adapters on my Pen - learning about Macro shooting. I have been wanting this lens ever since it was introduced. I am loving it. I love the sharpness and the super close focusing ability - I also love playing with the depth of field - this lens creates beautiful bokeh with almost no effort and little light. It's noisy and if you are shooting anything except macro you will want to flip the switch to speed up t... Show More
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On the fence between PL45 and oly45?
I bought this lens instead of the oly 45mm because it can be used as a macro lens. The biggest draw back of this lens compared to the oly 45 is the smaller aperture and its price. But my justification for buying this lens is that this lens is a 2-in-1 lens. as it can do both macro and portrait. The f2.8 is not something to be too worried about either. Overall great lens.
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More than just Quality Lens
This lens is sharp, small and lightweight. It's a perfect tool for the world of macro discovering. The sharpness is quite enough and even more. It's sharper than Leica DG 25mm/1.4. The size is almost same, but 45/2.8 is a 5-mm longer. I have the both, but I can't say witch of them I like more. No any geometry distortion, no CA. 90-mm focal length in equivalence demands more accuracy when shooting. Autofocus is very fast in conventional focusing r... Show More
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Excelent lens-you get what you apy for.
It took me a while to buy this lens, even though I shoot macro quiet a bit. I had had comparable macros from Nikon, Canon and Tamron in the past and thought they were all pretty good glass. The price of the Panasonic seemed a little high for this focal length and lens speed. On the the other hand, it didn't seem so bad since it had some form of image stabilization. Well, I finally bought it thinking I would probably return it-thinking it wouldn't... Show More
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Nice but expensive
Nice prime lens. Sharp enough, but not as sharp as the price should give. Rattles, but that does' seem to bother performance.
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Best lens I have ever owned
This lens just oozes awesomeness. Some quick points: This lens works well as a general purpose lens, not just for macro. However, you are stuck at 45mm, a mild telephoto; shooting my nephew's first birthday party with it was tricky. Autofocus is sloooow. I use this on my GH2 and shooting video at said birthday party had laggy focus response. All that said, the photos are amazing. I have not gathered scientific evidence of it, but I feel the photo... Show More
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I am completely satisfied with this lens
This is a great complement to my DMC-g3 and DMC-GH2. I took it to the local arboretum and got many great flower macros(hand-held). The focus is slow for macros, but when it does focus, it is right-on. The focus switch which allows a faster auto focus when not shooting macros, is a valuable feature. My 6 year old granddaughter wanted to take a photo,so I put the wrist strap around her arm and nervously let her take a pic of me. To my amazement, it was the best photo of me taken in the last 10 years. I give the lens the credit.
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Excellent lens!!
Originally I had a Olympus 50mm 2.0f 4/3 macro adapted to a Olympus EPL-1 camera. The pictures it took were fantastic (this is also echoed by reviewers), but the auto focus was so bloody slow that it was frustrating to use. Initally I figured that I'd keep using manual focus on the olympus lens since everyone online says macro work requires a lot of manual focusing. But boy was it frustrating; I eventually stopped using the Olympus lens despite t... Show More
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I like prime lenses!
I purchased this lens to take pictures of small items in a photo tent. It is a good lens. I love to focus using manual and it gives me plenty of light to see what I am doing. I have been taking pictures for over 50 years. From a box Brownie to Nikon to medium formatt. I am just comfortable with prime lenses. I am sort of new to Panasonic. I have a Lumix GF1 and a Lumix DMC-G2. I am just learning to use them. I have been shooting in manual setting... Show More
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Perfect!!!
I am a novice photographer looking to expand into the macro world. Even though I havn't had time to play with it enough, it appears to be exactly what I need, without the need for an upgrade. Thanks again for a fantastic lense Leica.
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Take photos closer!!
Ya, this the only one Macro lens in M4/3 system (of course you can convert other macro lens). Note, it is LEICA designed lens, how much to get a Leica lens? This one is cheapest one so what I am still thinking about? Just buy it!! The lens comes with hood and pouch. You got O.I.S & focus limit switches. AF speed is quite fast if you don't compare to other new Panasonic lenses. Sometimes you may heart some motor sound. What's about the pictures quality? em...you know it. That's it :-)
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Macro-Elmarit 45mm F2.8 for m4/3
For a 1:1 macro, this is a small lens, which makes it ideal for travelling and hiking. Though it is tiny, the results are highly pleasing. The focus ring is extremely smooth, and the short telephoto focal length (equivalent to 90mm on full frame) is also excellent for shooting portraits and scenery. The IOS is nice to have, though it's not something I would use for macro shots. Also, I turn of MF assist for macro shots. Autofocus is very fast and... Show More
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worth every penny!
I'm using this lens with both a GH1 and an AF100. This lens is built for stills capabilitiesbut on the AF100, the focus is quick, reliable and sharp just as well! AND the OIS is a great asset to hand-held video.
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Buy this lens!
As a working pro I'm looking for good glass. The fast stuff that is very sharp and produces nice bokeh. This lens fits the bill nicely on my M4/3 gear. I switched to M4/3 and shoot Oly and Panny both with fast primes. The bokeh is creamy and rich, the macro feature is great and it's fast & sharp. A good price for a prime of this caliber.
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Macro-Elmarit 45mm F2.8 for u4/3
This is my first micro lens after departing from the Nikon world and how have I missed them. I still use my Nikkors with an adapter but the cropped focal length doubles, leaving a gap between my native 7-14/4, 20/1.7 and 100-300/4-5.6. The mentioned zooms are more special purpose/travel/fun than fine photography and prefer fast prime lenses for the majority of the time. This lens fits the bill very well. Focusing auto tends to hunt a lot, especia... Show More
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an excellent lens, but....
my only complaint about this lens is its a a bit too slow for low light work. however the macro is excellent, though it can be a little frustrating when it tries to focus, and its a great lens for everyday photography. have yet to try it for portrait work. one little thing about the lens that caused some concern is it rattles when not connected or the camera is turned off. i almost returned it for that until i read that the rattle is normal.
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Great Lens
This is a very high quality lens -- the main downside being the price. Great for macro/portraits -- however, would be better at 2.0 instead of 2.8.
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Excellent Lens
Fast, precise, crisp - just the right lens for a portable macro to be used on 3/4 systems.
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Awesome
This lens really transforms this little camera. It provides nice shallow depth of field on a usable focal length. Makes for a superb portrait lens. Also I have used it for sporting events to get faster shutter speeds as the other lenses available for this camera as so slow other than the 1.7 20mm (which does not work for these subjects). Also it's super lightweight and surprising small.
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Lovely images and easy to use
I use this with my Panasonic GH2 and love the fact that I can slip an extra lens into a small bag and be ready to catch those unexpected macro shots. I always used to avoid doing macro because of all the extra equipment necessary to carry along with it. I have taken some beautiful macro images hand held with this amazing lens. Love it for portraiture as well.
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Great Lens!
The overall image quality is sharp and impressive. The lens renders colors nicely and produces some very pleasing contrast. Of the m4/3 lenses I own, this is the main one that really competes with the 20mm pancake for time on the camera. Although expensive, this lens is worth the price. The macro capabilities are fairly impressive, both in terms of image output and a surprisingly usable auto-focus in the majority of close-up situations. The lens ... Show More
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