Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I see there's a picture of a red G1 with a black 35mm ASPH Summicron on it. You cant get those puppies in red I checked. It looks a lot better on the tiny red camera than the huge ugly Canon FD 50mm SSC! But I look at that and imaging what an ASPH 24 or 21 would look like on the camera. Because with a 2 times crop circle factor that's certainly what I'd be using. As with my 35mm ASPH Summicron that's a 70mm portrait lens. Seems a little odd. With the huge heavy 24 you get a 48. That's a whole lot a high end glass to be shooting through the very center of; and nothing else. A 21mm becomes a 42mm. normal I thought you'd like to know that. I'm a wiz with the 2 x table. And that's my widest lens. mark@rabinergroup.com Mark William Rabiner > From: H&ECummer <cummer@netvigator.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2008 08:07:50 +0800 > To: <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: [Leica] Micro 4/3rds and using M lenses > > Len, Larry > There has been some chatter and examples over at rangefinder forum. > The adaptor for M lens to Micro 4/3rd is going to be available in > Japan on Dec 22 for Y 19,000 (US$204). Stephen Gandy will have it for > US$175 shortly after that. I have asked my son in Tokyo to pick one > up for me and then I am going to play with the G1 at the Panasonic > showroom in Hong Kong and try to make up my mind whether or not I > should buy one. The idea of accurate framing and magnified focusing is > appealing but the Electronic Viewfinder puts me off. > > Please see this discussion with examples: > > http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fphotofan.jp%2Fcamer > a%2Fhtml%2Fmodules%2Fnewbb%2Fviewtopic.php%3Ftopic_id%3D5605%26forum%3D2%26pos > t_id%3D50572%23forumpost50572 > > http://tinyurl.com/648b6a > > and also see for pictures taken with a home made adaptor: > > http://forum.getdpi.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4194 > > At about US$890 in HK including the kit lens if the G1 works at all > well with M lenses it might be a useful, inexpensive backup for an M8. > The EVF is the big question mark. Maybe this time I won't be the early > adopter that I usually am. > Cheers > Howard > > On 7 Dec 2008, at 7:21 AM, lug-request@leica-users.org wrote: > >> Message: 30 >> Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2008 18:13:00 -0500 >> From: Leonard Taupier <len-001@verizon.net> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Micro 4/3 >> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >> Message-ID: <60B99971-7961-48AC-A0C9-1B820481D940@verizon.net> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed >> >> Larry, >> >> The Panasonic DMC-G1 micro 4/3rds is available for $800. Both >> Cameraquest and Novoflex should have adapters to use M lenses by >> Christmas. Since the micro 4/3 bodies have very short flange to >> sensor distances focusing to infinity should be no problem. >> >> Len >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information