Panasonic Leica 45mm f/2.8 Image Thread

[sabesh]

Yep, given sufficient background separation, it can isolate subjects with good Bokeh.

That being said, I'll still be picking up a small manual-focus 35/1.4 (or 40/1.4) just for those times when subject isolation is needed. Cheers.

[Amin Sabet]

Originally Posted by sabesh

Yep, given sufficient background separation, it can isolate subjects with good Bokeh.

That being said, I'll still be picking up a small manual-focus 35/1.4 (or 40/1.4) just for those times when subject isolation is needed. Cheers.

This quick snap of my son is a good example of why I sold my manual focus 50/1.5 and bought a fast focusing PL45. He was willing to look at the camera for just under a second .

[sabesh]

Originally Posted by Amin

This quick snap of my son is a good example of why I sold my manual focus 50/1.5 and bought a fast focusing PL45. He was willing to look at the camera for just under a second .

Ah yes, kids are difficult to shoot. I often use pre-focus when shooting manually. The E-P2's EVF is very useful for MF, I find. When there's not enough background separation and I want a portrait, I know that I'll miss having a fast prime :)

[Amin Sabet]

Originally Posted by sabesh

Ah yes, kids are difficult to shoot. I often use pre-focus when shooting manually. The E-P2's EVF is very useful for MF, I find. When there's not enough background separation and I want a portrait, I know that I'll miss having a fast prime :)

Yes, I can relate to all of that. An autofocus, fast short telephoto cannot come along too quickly for me!

[Boyzo]

Originally Posted by Amin

Received this lens yesterday. My son reluctantly obliging me a quick bokeh test with some tricky shrubs behind him:



Touch of handshake blur at 1/60s here.

Bookeh looks fine and yes its always normal to shoot with a new lens ASAP

[Boyzo]

Originally Posted by Amin

This quick snap of my son is a good example of why I sold my manual focus 50/1.5 and bought a fast focusing PL45. He was willing to look at the camera for just under a second .

You know Amin agree with your point .. a once MF film guy but now I am sold on AF on the Oly or Pany .. so fast able to capture the moment freeze the subject its so spontaneous ......

I have tried legacy lenses on the Oly or Pany .. slow work

Enjoy the PL 45 great lens

[Boyzo]

Great lens the PL 45 its the way it balances so well with the m43 bodies so light and compact and great build and adequately fast at f2.8

And recently on the E-P2 its great NO issues

A few images RAW using the G1/GF1

Sorry no portraits .. (no willing subjects)
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[Boyzo]

Originally Posted by bg2b

Miscellaneous photos from testing the lens.

Delightful portrait

[Amin Sabet]

Beautiful spring images, Boyzo!

A tiny bud from the first day of spring:

[steve]

Finally got my 45mm 2.8 today. This is the first shot that I took with it. So far, so good.