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To Panasonic 45-175 users: feedback from your experience please

Started Mar 27, 2019 | Discussions thread
maltmoose Veteran Member • Posts: 3,051
Re: To Panasonic 45-175 users: feedback from your experience please

Works very well when used with the GM5. Incredible small light package with great range. Handles very well and internal focusing.

Also works well as a closeup lens for flowers and insects and could use either extension tube or add on close up lens

The power IOS is very good on this lens and can hand hold at low speeds if careful. I used to set it at 1/30 and max iso 800 to get some good IQ if no moving subjects

Its a sharp lens with decent bokeh for a lens like this, sharpness drops off at the long end a little but still perfectly acceptable and im quite fusy.

I sold much of my m43 kit and have only kept the small kit i consider good as ive also got fuji and FF.

0 shutter shock on GM5

I kept

GM5

45-175 (is there anything else this small, light, cheap and good out there)

12-32 (dont like this one for various reasons but IQ is ok and tiny like the GM5) much prefer a prime, which are

pany 20 1.7

oly 25 1.8 (this may seem redundant but i like this lens and its a fast focuser unlike the 20 1.7)

pany 42.5 1.7 (highly recommended)

Small powerful kit

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