Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark, Actually you're right now that you mention it. Although I'm not so sure about the singing part. But you might have been the only one to see it as you have the most active imagination of anyone on the LUG in my estimation. I think it's very good eyes to brain coordination. Or something. Len On Dec 9, 2008, at 10:19 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: > Is it supposed to look like an animated singing dragon or is it > just me? > > > > mark@rabinergroup.com > Mark William Rabiner > > > >> From: Philippe AMARD <philippe.amard@tele2.fr> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >> Date: Tue, 09 Dec 2008 23:47:17 +0100 >> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Micro 4/3rds and using M lenses >> >> Mark, >> 24 Elmarit R on a 7.5 mp 4/3 >> http://tinyurl.com/5qs9ud >> Can't be worse with the G1 and M lens, can it? >> Amiti?s >> Phx >> >> >> Mark Rabiner wrote: >> >>> 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%2Fcam >>>> er >>>> a%2Fhtml%2Fmodules%2Fnewbb%2Fviewtopic.php%3Ftopic_id%3D5605% >>>> 26forum%3D2%26p >>>> os >>>> 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 >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information