Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/09/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]yes, it can take M (and R) lenses using adapters, and yes, the panny Leica lenses are good. I have tried the Olympus E-P1 with Leica lenses and it is not bad, though a real pita to use. Frank On 10 Sep, 2009, at 09:34, Simon Ogilvie wrote: > I'd been wondering about the GF1 - can it take M lenses with an > adaptor like > the G1 can? Is it worth trying that or are the Pany/Leica lenses > actually > any good? > > Simon. > > 2009/9/10 Henning Wulff <henningw at archiphoto.com> > >> Apparently the focussing is by one of those endlessly turning fly- >> by-wire >> rings, with only a scale on the LCD. As far as DOF you're on your >> own. >> >> The performance would have to be a number of classes higher than >> the Pany >> GF1's to justify the price. The high ISO performance is likely >> better than >> the Pany's, but then the Panasonic can be had with a 20/1.7 or 1 >> 1/2 stops >> better, so the high ISO had better be quite a few stops better. And >> changing >> lenses is _much_ more difficult on the Leica. Panasonic, on the >> other hand >> has already announced a 14/2.8 (28 equiv.) pancake lens for next >> year. >> Hopefully they can deliver as well as promise. >> >> At least there are now some interesting options in this segment. >> >> >> >> >> At 4:17 PM -0700 9/9/09, H. Ball Arche wrote: >> >>> There are several things I'd want to know about this camera before >>> writing >>> if off. >>> >>> How does the manual focus distance scale work, as well as the DOF >>> range >>> indicator? If it's substantially improved over the LX3, with a >>> more readable >>> foot/meter scale, that's a big plus, especially if you can program >>> a preset >>> focal distance. >>> >>> Is the ISO 3200 performance really up to spec? >>> >>> Does the build quality approach my IIIc? (I'm insisting on seeing >>> the X1 >>> as having the Barnack heritage; the brochure says 'all metal' >>> construction, >>> but-) >>> >>> And if they could come up with 28 equivalent lens, and drop the >>> price to >>> around $1500 by next fall, for my purposes it would answer quite >>> well. >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ---- >>> From: Henning Wulff <henningw at archiphoto.com> >>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Sent: Wednesday, September 9, 2009 3:46:35 PM >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] leica x1 @ popflash >>> >>> At 1:33 PM -0700 9/9/09, Richard Man wrote: >>> >>>> IF it has much faster write time, then why would anyone else >>>> wants a >>>> Sigma DP-1, DP-2 etc.? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> 1/2 the price? Foveon quality? >>> >>> I tried the DP-1 for a bit; in my personal opinion an almost >>> unuseable >>> camera, but still, some people like it. The DP-2 is better, but >>> not enough. >>> >>> On the other hand, if you have Leica lenses, why would you want an >>> X-1? >>> Used M8 prices are pretty close to X-1 prices, and while the X-1 has >>> autofocus, I doubt that it has as little lag as the M8. >>> >>> >> -- >> >> * Henning J. Wulff >> /|\ Wulff Photography & Design >> /###\ mailto:henningw at archiphoto.com >> |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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