Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/08/20

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Subject: [Leica] Olympus EP 1
From: henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff)
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 11:15:07 -0700
References: <C6B38D37.5B752%joseph@yao.com> <E67A16B5-AAC5-4CDB-B548-FAD38440B596@comcast.net>

I bought the M and R adapters from Joseph. Exellent and friendly service :-).



At 12:46 PM -0400 8/20/09, Richard Taylor wrote:
>Have you found any place to buy this thing.  I can't find the 
>Panasonic adapter anywhere.
>
>My Voightlander adapter is working just fine with Leica lenses, BTW, 
>though I don't have a DR Summicron to use with it.
>
>Regards,
>
>Dick
>
>
>
>On Aug 20, 2009, at 11:31 AM, Joseph Yao wrote:
>
>>  Much as I like Voigtlander products in general, I have to say their 
>> Leica M
>>  to Micro 4/3 adapter is a disaster.
>>
>>  In addition to the problem you mentioned, it also does not permit the 
>> use of
>>  the DR Summicron 50/2.0 - the lens mounts OK, but it will not focus 
>> beyond
>>  3m.  Their official stand is that the adapter is only officially 
>> compatible
>>  with Cosina-made Voigtlander and Zeiss lenses, and nothing else.
>>
>>  If you intend to use Leitz/Leica lenses, you will be better off with the
>>  Panasonic Lumix Leica M to Micro 4/3 adapter (model DMW-M2AM).  It is 
>> better
>>  built, fits better (no slack whatsoever).  They even go into the trouble 
>> of
>>  publishing a compatibility list with Leica lenses:
>>
>>  http://panasonic.jp/support/global/cs/dsc/connect/mrma.html
>>
>>  Joseph


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