Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Henning, That's brilliant. Where does one get that reverse adapter? Is it for the micro 4/3 14-45 or the big 4/3 14-45? I was assuming since you said "Panasonic" that you mean micro 4/3 but there are of course earlier full size 4/3 Panasonic mounts. Thanks, Vince On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 2:17 PM, Henning Wulff <henningw at archiphoto.com>wrote: > Just like Contarex, Canon EOS and Nikon G lenses, the aperture on Maxxum >> mount lenses is controlled from the camera body. I don't believe you will >> be able to change it. >> >> I'd advise you to send the Sony lens back and get an old manual focus >> macro Nikkor, Canon FD, Minolta MD or similar lens. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Laird" <digiratidoc at >> gmail.com> >> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >> Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 9:08 AM >> Subject: [Leica] OT: GH1, GF1 Adapters >> >> >> I recently order a Sony 30mm f/2.8 Macro on impulse while ordering >>> some supplies from B&H. It arrived today but I'm still waiting for my >>> adapter for Sony Minolta MA lenses to arrive from Singapore on the >>> boat (Seriously, I paid for it on e*** March 26th and haven't seen it >>> yet!). While unpacking the lens I noticed that Sony Alpha lenses have >>> no aperture control. Is there a way to adjust the aperture while on an >>> adapter so I can use it with my GH1? I ordered it cause I wanted a >>> small, light macro lens on my GH1, it has good reviews and it's >>> inexpensive. Do the adapters control the aperture, or am I missing >>> something obvious? >>> >>> Jim Laird >>> >>> > I have a reverse adapter for the Panasonic; it allows the reverse mounting > of the 14-45 zoom which happens to be an excellent macro lens when thus > used. The only thing is that before using it that way, I have to have it > mounted normally and set the lens to the aperture I want to shoot with, > stop > it down with the dof preview button, and dismount the lens while holding > down that button. > > The aperture then stays at the one set and I reverse mount the lens. > Focussing and shooting at the stopped down aperture causes no problems on > the Panasonic cameras, as the magnified focussing is excellent and the LCD > brightens automatically. The whole thing sounds clumsier than it is in > practice. > > I can also use EOS lenses in this way, but that doesn't work as smoothly > since I have to have an EOS body around to stop down the lens, and the stop > down function isn't a button but a menu item. So it's easier to set the > camera manually at say a 1 sec exposure and the aperture I want, hit the > shutter button and take the lens off while the shutter is open. Then I can > put the EOS lens on the adapter and on the Panasonic camera. > > > -- > > * 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 >