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Subject: [Leica] Micro 4/3rds and using M lenses
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Tue Dec 9 19:19:24 2008

Is it supposed to look like an animated singing dragon or is it just me?



mark@rabinergroup.com
Mark William Rabiner



> From: Philippe AMARD <philippe.amard@tele2.fr>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Date: Tue, 09 Dec 2008 23:47:17 +0100
> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Micro 4/3rds and using M lenses
> 
> Mark,
> 24 Elmarit R on a 7.5 mp 4/3
> http://tinyurl.com/5qs9ud
> Can't be worse with the G1 and M lens, can it?
> Amiti?s
> Phx
> 
> 
> Mark Rabiner wrote:
> 
>> I see there's a picture of a red G1 with a black 35mm ASPH Summicron on 
>> it.
>> You cant get those puppies in red I checked.
>> It looks a lot better on the tiny red camera than the huge ugly Canon FD
>> 50mm SSC!
>> 
>> But I look at that and imaging what an ASPH 24 or 21 would look like on 
>> the
>> camera.
>> Because with a 2 times crop circle factor that's certainly what I'd be
>> using.
>> As with my 35mm ASPH Summicron that's a 70mm portrait lens.
>> Seems a little odd.
>> 
>> With the huge heavy 24 you get a 48.
>> That's a whole lot a high end glass to be shooting through the very center
>> of; and nothing else.
>> 
>> A 21mm becomes a 42mm.
>> normal
>> I thought you'd like to know that. I'm a wiz with the 2 x table.
>> 
>> And that's my widest lens.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> mark@rabinergroup.com
>> Mark William Rabiner
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>  
>> 
>>> From: H&ECummer <cummer@netvigator.com>
>>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>>> Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2008 08:07:50 +0800
>>> To: <lug@leica-users.org>
>>> Subject: [Leica] Micro 4/3rds and using M lenses
>>> 
>>> Len, Larry
>>> There has been some chatter and examples over at rangefinder forum.
>>> The adaptor for M lens to Micro 4/3rd is going to be available in
>>> Japan on Dec 22 for Y 19,000 (US$204). Stephen Gandy will have it for
>>> US$175 shortly after that.  I have asked my son in Tokyo to pick one
>>> up for me and then I am going to play with the G1 at the Panasonic
>>> showroom in Hong Kong  and try to make up my mind whether or not I
>>> should buy one. The idea of accurate framing and magnified focusing is
>>> appealing but the Electronic Viewfinder puts me off.
>>> 
>>> Please see this discussion with examples:
>>> 
>>> http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fphotofan.jp%2Fcam
>>> er
>>> a%2Fhtml%2Fmodules%2Fnewbb%2Fviewtopic.php%3Ftopic_id%3D5605%26forum%3D2%26p
>>> os
>>> t_id%3D50572%23forumpost50572
>>> 
>>> http://tinyurl.com/648b6a
>>> 
>>> and also see for pictures taken with a home made adaptor:
>>> 
>>> http://forum.getdpi.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4194
>>> 
>>> At about US$890 in HK including the kit lens if the G1 works at all
>>> well with M lenses it might be a useful, inexpensive backup for an M8.
>>> The EVF is the big question mark. Maybe this time I won't be the early
>>> adopter that I usually am.
>>> Cheers
>>> Howard
>>> 
>>> On 7 Dec 2008, at 7:21 AM, lug-request@leica-users.org wrote:
>>> 
>>>    
>>> 
>>>> Message: 30
>>>> Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2008 18:13:00 -0500
>>>> From: Leonard Taupier <len-001@verizon.net>
>>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Micro 4/3
>>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>>>> Message-ID: <60B99971-7961-48AC-A0C9-1B820481D940@verizon.net>
>>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed
>>>> 
>>>> Larry,
>>>> 
>>>> The Panasonic DMC-G1 micro 4/3rds is available for $800. Both
>>>> Cameraquest and Novoflex should have adapters to use M lenses by
>>>> Christmas.  Since the micro 4/3 bodies have very short flange to
>>>> sensor distances focusing to infinity should be no problem.
>>>> 
>>>> Len
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>      
>>>> 
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