Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/02/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Karen - That's a great summary and it reinforces my belief that the Olympus designers are the cleverest cookies in the jar. Your table makes clear that 4/3 system cameras can probably be used with almost any SLR lens on the market via suitable adapters. Sensor noise will improve over time. Staying small means smaller, more capable, cameras and lenses - a smart choice. >At 9:55 AM -0500 05.2.12, Richard S. Taylor wrote: >>I agree. It sure looks like the mount is standardized, though it >>doesn't say so explicitly. A 4/3 Leica would be a rather fat >>rangefinder camera with a non-M mount. The system looks optimized >>for the DSLRs. > >The lens registration distance of the fourthirds system (38.67mm) is >significantly greater than the M distance (27.80mm). This >unfortunately means that you can't modify M/LSM lenses with an >adapter and use them on a four-thirds body. > >But you could easily use Leica R, Nikon F, or practically any >full-size SLR lens on the little digital bodies. I've been playing >with the numbers here: > >http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/Lens-adapters.html > >Although BD never heard me say this, I think the little Olympus' are >improving with each iteration. I hope other manufacturers jump on >the bandwagon soon. > >Karen Nakamura >http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/ >http://www.photoethnography.com/blog/ > > >-- >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Regards, Dick Boston MA