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Subject: [Leica] Micro 4/3rds and using M lenses
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Wed Dec 10 00:00:15 2008

No I wasn't trying to be at all negative.
Or
Yes I wasn't trying to be at all negative.

Very plantoanimorphic

A word I just made up this minute.

And planted in my spelling dictionary of my Entourage.








mark@rabinergroup.com
Mark William Rabiner



> From: Philippe AMARD <philippe.amard@tele2.fr>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:19:36 +0100
> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Micro 4/3rds and using M lenses
> 
> Hi Mark,
> Very glad it triggered this answer; a photo should be the start of
> another dream or train of thoughts, which this one seemingly is for your
> imagination.
> 
> I hope the G1 can serve this purpose even better, with M lenses, in any
> shade of colour
> - rather than the infamous 24 elmarit R on the so low rated L1,
> two poor puppies I adopted out of charity for myself.
> 
> No hard feelings Mark. The BW "dramatic" treatment does convey something
> of what you perceived.
> And I happy you pointed it to me.
> Thanks for this too.
> Bien amicalement
> Philippe - who suddenly likes dragons - well, when they 're good singers.
> ;-)
>  
> 
> Mark Rabiner wrote:
> 
>> 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%2Fc
>>>>> am
>>>>> er
>>>>> a%2Fhtml%2Fmodules%2Fnewbb%2Fviewtopic.php%3Ftopic_id%3D5605%26forum%3D2%2
>>>>> 6p
>>>>> 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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