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The Panasonic Leica 45mm f2.8 Macro

This is one of the first lenses I own. Next to my kit lenses my first prime lens. It is perfect for its purposes. Macro photography on a prime level and next to macro photography a good use for portrait photography.

The Panasonic Leica 45mm Macro Lens

This lens was released by Panasonic in September 2009. It comes with MEGA O.I.S. and is upgradeable to Dual O.I.S. with a firmware update. Due to a magnification of 1:1 (2:1 35mm equivalent) it is a true macro lens. This lens comes with 14 elements in 10 groups. One ED element to minimize chromatic aberration and an Aspherical element. The diaphragm mechanism uses seven rounded blades.

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The Panasonic Leica 100-400mm f4-6.3

After months of saving money for this lens, I’m finally a lucky owner of the Panasonic Leica 100-400mm f4-6.3 lens. I mainly use this lens for what it is supposed to be, a wildlife and bird photography lens. I’m not leaving my room without this lens.

The Panasonic 100-400mm compared to the Panasonic 45mm macro lens

This lens was released by Panasonic in April of 2016. It is offering an astonishing 200-800mm equivalent field of view in a small package (985g).

This lens uses a variable aperture, which increases, as you increase the focal length:

Focal Length 100mm 200mm 300mm 400mm
Largest aperture f4 f5.1 f5.7 f6.3
Smallest aperture f22 f22 f22 f22

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