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there is also the newer Panasonic 45-150mm zoom, also with OIS (good on your GF1), cheaper than the 45-175 but obviously shorter in range.

Get a light and easy zoom, the Lumix 45-175X is stabilized (OIS) and works well on the GF1. It will also complement very well your 20mm. Another option is to get the Olympus 45mm, which obviously...

Sorry no sample online.. i am also a stills shooter for the main part, and i was just as intrigued by video capabilities of my 25mm Nokton as you are. So i tried my hand a bit, last time was when a...

Did you try and shoot video with this lens ? You'll be amazed at the results, believe me :)

.. and it's a specialty lens indeed. I have the 25mm. Tried some video with it, the rendering is totally amazing. Night shots at parties are fun too. Used it a few times for daylight landscape...

True, and the problem is the main usage of an UWA is in such situations: outdoors, with high chances of sun being somewhere in the frame or near it... Honestly with longer focals this is no concern...

Hi Anders, i was referring to the 3 purple blobs on top left, which mirror the 3 light sources precisely. This is the same problem as with the 7-14mm.

every lens is affected, even the mighty M.Zuiko 75mm, although obviously it's a lot more difficult to reproduce due to almost zero chances of getting flare at all to start with. More to the point,...

... and the 20mm f/1.7 or the 25mm f/1.4 can be exchanged, if you have the extra money. The 20mm is still excellent, the 25mm is outstanding. So is the 75mm. I am getting to like the 12mm in video...

the sun has to be directly in the frame or just outside it. If it's just about to rise or behind a mountain, you will be fine.

Because photography is a very serious affair. I suppose your photos are never "pointless" and of course, devoid of any artistic pursuit, which is pointless by definition...

@apiza: Because photography is a very serious affair. I suppose your photos are never "pointless" and of course, devoid of any artistic pursuit, which is pointless by definition...

To expand a bit on this, today everyone can press a shutter. Everyone can afford a "prosumer" DSLR with a few big lenses and think they're a pro because of this. To "look the part" just bring out...

The tone and composition are excellent, really captures the attention.

and it's contagious. Well done, really. Those little fisheyes were underestimated but i see a trend towards a better usage of them.

Joke apart, people are more relaxed when not being pointed at by a big, aggressive looking bazooka, and when they can actually see the face of the (hopefully smiling) photographer. It shows up in...

Also the tilted bench is a problem - i know, this kind of instant doesnt come easily, but candids are actually a work of patience... First thing when you frame this kind of shot, try to get it...

I have both. The IQ is slightly superior on the 75mm, but mind that the 45mm is already very sharp. Still, every portrait i open in LR that was done with the 75 is jaw dropping.The only downside is...

.. my only yellow filter is a russian model that comes with my Rubinar mirror lens. I dont want to dismantle it, you understand why :)Do you think it works with the filter held in front of the lens...

Tried in PP but the image information (in my case, with orbs generated by the sun) is lost due to clipping.. The general WB is nothing special to start with.