Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/06/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]it will be the same type adapter, some of the 4/3 lenses will not auto focus on the new body, my guess is that all the new lenses going forward will work. but most if not all of them are big for this camera. On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 9:45 AM, Frank Dernie <Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com>wrote: > Hi Henning, > in principle all 4/3 system accessories are supposed to compatible. OTOH > most 4/3 lenses to not autofocus on the Panasonic G1 using the Panasonic > adapter. It is implied that the Olympus lenses do so on the EP-1 using the > Olympus adapter. I wonder if it is the adapter? It seemed that only a > limited number of lenses were updated for contrast detect AF, which is > presumably used for all non reflex cameras. I wait with baited breath... > all the best, > Frank > > > On 16 Jun, 2009, at 16:49, Henning Wulff wrote: > > Something I would really like to know... >> >> Are the Panasonic and Olympus micro 4/3 lenses interchangeable with full >> functionality? >> >> Putting that Oly 17mm lens on the Panasonic might be interesting, or the >> (sometime soon) 20mm/1.7 Panasonic on the Olympus. >> >> All in all, I'm rather disappointed in the Olympus body, though. Without a >> viewfinder it is severely crippled, in my opinion. >> -- >> >> * Henning J. Wulff >> /|\ Wulff Photography & Design >> /###\ mailto:henningw at archiphoto.com >> |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- ------------------------------------- regards, mehrdad