Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/06/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]There was a statement from Mr Watanabe, of Olympus, that all their 4/3 lenses would autofocus on the new body. Perhaps they will now do firmware updates for all of them. I hope so. Frank On 16 Jun, 2009, at 17:54, mehrdad wrote: > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information