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Outstanding value!

Started Nov 1, 2014 | User reviews thread
TJL LTFF
TJL LTFF Senior Member • Posts: 1,728
Re: Outstanding value!

vatazhka wrote:

60mm is ... more than 3 times heavier than the 45mm, which makes the camera/lens combo not portable anymore (Portability is key for me.).

Portability is important for me also.

All in all, 45mm is a nice piece of kit and I'm happy that I bought it despite it being "an odd focal length" etc. ... The point I'm trying to make here is not to offend anyone, but to encourage people to experiment with this little but excellent lens.

I think you stated the case very nicely for the 45mm. I have the 60mm - very good lens, not as fun to work with as the 45mm.

The 45mm does lovely portraits. Plus I don't hesitate to use it when I go out to do mostly landscapes, where I know the 16mm or my Samyang 12mm might be more appropriate. When I need the width I just pan and stitch in post, e.g.:

3 shot vertical stitch with the 45mm of a 70' tall sycamore

I've done as much as a 6x2 stitched hand held panorama with the 45mm in the past. This lens is also a favorite for me, along with the 16mm, for video; I like its fast focusing.

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