Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/02/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]thanks, very helpful On 26/02/2007, at 23:11, Didier Ludwig wrote: > Alastair > > I have followed several discussions about that on a german oly > forum. Yes the O.I.S. works with the Vario Elmarit on a Oly e-330 > body - but in the "stabilize: always" mode only. Oly users reported > it is very power consuming and the accus went down in less than the > half of the usual time when they used the Leica lens. Others also > reported the O.I.S. significantly lowers the picture quality in > terms of sharpness and contrast. One user wrote he had to fix the > Elmarit's aperture ring as it did not work in manual mode on the > oly e-330. > > Optical quality seems to be almost equal; the Zuiko may be a tad > better, as users reported the Vario Elmarit vignets slightly more @ > wide angle/wide open. > > On the plus side, the Vario Elmarit on L1/D-3 is said to be faster > in autofocus mode than the Zuiko (both used on a e-330). > > The users recommended the Zuiko 14-54 for Oly bodies, and the Leica > 14-50 for the L1/Digilux-3 bodies, but not a cross-over combination. > > Didier > > > >> Howard, does the IS work on the OLY? >> cheers >> Alastair > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information