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Subject: [Leica] "R" lenses on digital bodies
From: philippe.amard at sfr.fr (philippe.amard at sfr.fr)
Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2010 17:12:25 +0200 (CEST)
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>> Wayne,
>>
>> If people can get past their "full frame" bias, the R lenses work great 
>> on
>> Oly 4/3 bodies with an adapter.  I use them with an E-1 and E-510. 
>> Manual
>> focus and stop-down metering, of course.
>
> BUT; hard to focus, small camera with overly large lens. I've used it with
> the E3, whose viewfinder is pretty good, but really the lighter Oly lens
> is going to win in that battle, and with 2 zooms, Helen covers all my R
> glass bar the 15 super elmar
>

Have you had a look at the 7-14 (780gr) - wider, 
and probably not much lighter.
http://asia.olympus-imaging.com/products/dslr/lenses/7-14_40/
I'll post a snap taken with it tonight , inspired by George's art and his WA 
flowers
Amiti?s
Ph


> Cheers
>
> Alastair
>
>
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