Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/08/20

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Subject: [Leica] Olympus EP 1
From: r.s.taylor at comcast.net (Richard Taylor)
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:46:32 -0400
References: <C6B38D37.5B752%joseph@yao.com>

Have you found any place to buy this thing.  I can't find the  
Panasonic adapter anywhere.

My Voightlander adapter is working just fine with Leica lenses, BTW,  
though I don't have a DR Summicron to use with it.

Regards,

Dick



On Aug 20, 2009, at 11:31 AM, Joseph Yao wrote:

> Much as I like Voigtlander products in general, I have to say their  
> Leica M
> to Micro 4/3 adapter is a disaster.
>
> In addition to the problem you mentioned, it also does not permit  
> the use of
> the DR Summicron 50/2.0 - the lens mounts OK, but it will not focus  
> beyond
> 3m.  Their official stand is that the adapter is only officially  
> compatible
> with Cosina-made Voigtlander and Zeiss lenses, and nothing else.
>
> If you intend to use Leitz/Leica lenses, you will be better off with  
> the
> Panasonic Lumix Leica M to Micro 4/3 adapter (model DMW-M2AM).  It  
> is better
> built, fits better (no slack whatsoever).  They even go into the  
> trouble of
> publishing a compatibility list with Leica lenses:
>
> http://panasonic.jp/support/global/cs/dsc/connect/mrma.html
>
> Joseph
>
>
> On 8/19/09 8:54 PM, "Daniel Tan" <taniel.dan at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> The CV M adaptor is a bit irritating too. All of my lenses focus  
>> slightly
>> past infinity, which puts zone focusing out slightly (not that it  
>> really
>> matters that much when you stop down...)
>
>
>
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