Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Joe, The picture of the mockup is from Photokina. There is no viewfinder on the mockup but in the diagrams below there appears to be. I have the panasonic G1 and the adapter from Ray Qual to fit M lenses on the G1. It has an Electronic View finder which I was prepared to hate based on my experience with the old Lumix L1 but as I use the G1 I have grown to accept the EVF. I think the Oly will be of more limited value if it does not have an EVF as well as the live view screen on the back. The short distance between lens bayonet mount and CCD (20mm) means that a whole bunch of lenses can be attached with various combinations of adapters. Here is an example. I just got a 19mm Elmarit R (Version 1) (the version which doesn't catch the mirrors of full frame digital SLRs) and with a borrowed novoflex R to M adapter (thank you Ray) I have mounted the Elmarit with the novoflex adapter via the Ray Qual adapter in the G1. Please see: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/M+Lenses+to+Micro+4-3rds/19ElmaritRonG1w.jpg.html http://tinyurl.com/aytn89 You might ask why would anyone want to do that? Well, the simple answer is because one can! :-) Eventually I will change the bayonet on the Elmarit to a Nikon one (from Leitax.com) and use the lens (along with my remaining R lenses also with changed bayonets) on my Nikon D700. Then I won't care how long it takes Leica to bring out the digital R and if and when that camera arrives and I am seduced into buying it I can put the Leica bayonets back on the R lenses. The Leica digital R will have to be awfully good to be better than the D700 I observe. Shall we have lunch and I can show you this stuff? Cheers Howard > Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2009 04:16:54 -0800 (PST) > From: joe leung <olivegm3@yahoo.ca> > Subject: [Leica] Olympus M 4/3? > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > > Take a look at this: > > http://news.fengniao.com/118/1187711.html > > This Chinese site claims that Oly is producing this M4/3 camera. > True or false? Anyone heard of this? > > Regards, > > Joe L. >