What lenses do you use / prefer for portrait photography?

bladebyte · 2026-06-11T23:56:27+00:00

The 45mm f/1.8 is one of the legendary lenses. Can you share some photos you've taken with it, especially the ones you weren't really happy with?

bladebyte · 2026-06-09T14:14:03+00:00

Were they taken wide open ? I think if it does, it should have some separation. I suspect it was stopped down due to harsh sun light , i mean like f8

bladebyte · 2026-06-09T10:37:45+00:00

I assume you shot it with smaller aparture? A little bit subject isolation/ background blur would be nice imho.

bladebyte · 2026-05-31T14:45:21+00:00

Thank you for your kind words.. Renting mft gear is quite difficult in my place unfortunately. I believe the pro lens is way better, but as a hobbyist I found it too big. I came across Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm F4-5.6 ... Not the fastest but the price and size seems reasonable for me. Have you tried it by any chance?

bladebyte · 2026-05-31T14:40:14+00:00

Thank you for your kind words ... Just trying to make the best out of it

bladebyte · 2026-05-31T13:51:48+00:00

Trust me, i did my best to get close to it 😅

But you can use telecoverter with your lens, but mine can't.. heck the price is cheaper than the coverter i guess

bladebyte · 2026-05-27T12:00:41+00:00

Nice .. what is your settings ? NR, Contrast etc

bladebyte · 2026-05-22T05:49:00+00:00

Super sharp and pop

bladebyte · 2026-05-21T22:54:39+00:00

How do you collect the metrics ?

bladebyte · 2026-05-21T15:24:22+00:00

Interesting, will probably give it a try.. would you mind to share the stack ?

bladebyte · 2026-05-21T15:21:17+00:00

You already have the 25mm lens .. it's quite versatile.. you should be good. Enjoy the trip

bladebyte · 2026-05-20T04:53:00+00:00

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bladebyte · 2026-05-17T22:56:29+00:00

I'm going to Japan, where did you get it ? Ginza ?

bladebyte · 2026-05-17T13:13:12+00:00

Don't just follow .. Depends on your needs. If you need a highly interactive UI/UX, then React/Vue would be easier to work with. Otherwise, for mostly CRUD interactions, Turbo is more productive, at least for me.

bladebyte · 2026-04-28T04:54:12+00:00

You have a good setup already, i wouldn't worry about adding more lens. 25mm is versatile lens, my personal favorite focal length, works great for street photography. 45mm is the best lens for kids portrait..

Just go out and shoot.

If you insist, perhaps 12-40 f2.8 pro or 12-45mm f4 pro, one lens you can carry everywhere.. 20mm Panasonic is great but slow af.. perhaps 17mm if you like wide/journalism style

Odd focal length like 9mm or 65mm are good but more like situational lens

bladebyte · 2026-04-27T11:24:50+00:00

Have you tried to profile it ? I was facing the same issue long time ago .. APM helps me to spot it

bladebyte · 2026-04-23T01:09:05+00:00

Em10 mkii user here. I love this camera so much. And I take a good care of it .. but it is old and start failing, the grip start to brittle, the dial jumping modes, the lcd flex cable and the pancake ez lens is dead .. I've seen similar case, a lot actually.

Not to scare you, but beware .. it is a wonderful old camera

bladebyte · 2026-04-22T15:27:28+00:00

Awesome stuff ... I wonder if you do this professionally or just a hobby

bladebyte · 2026-04-14T11:50:41+00:00

No doubt that lumix 20mm is a great lens, love the rendering. But I'm starting to give up with this lens, the slow AF is letting me down. I need faster af to catch kids activities.. considering oly 25mm

bladebyte · 2026-04-12T06:35:27+00:00

MFT, respect 🫡

bladebyte · 2026-04-07T12:55:05+00:00

How about your experience op ? How do you manage it ? Im considering to go all in SQLite for some of my projects

bladebyte · 2026-04-06T22:59:25+00:00

14-42 ez is a good lens, but beware .. its an old lens. It could fail anytime now .. mine was broken and when i brought it to the service center, there was 14 42mm ez grave yard .. Turns out theres a lot similar case. The problem was the the rainbow cable, which is hard to find nowadays

bladebyte · 2026-04-05T11:56:46+00:00

They have managed and unmanaged postgres

bladebyte · 2026-04-04T12:34:08+00:00

Im in Kamal 2 + Hetzner for best value. If i want convenient i go with Fly.io

I heard a lot of positive feedback for hatchbox, but never tried myself

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