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Subject: [Leica] Visoflex LTM to M?
From: Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com (Frank Dernie)
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:36:32 +0000
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PMFJI, I think Henning wrote that he has tried the 400 f6.8 on a Pan G1 
-and- M8 with Visoflex, not that he tried a Viso on the G1. Adaptors for 
both M and R leica lenses are readily available for the micro 4/3 cameras.
I have also tried the 400 f6.8 on the G1 and it is an OK combination.
Frank

On 18 Mar, 2010, at 11:17, Vick Ko wrote:

> Wow Henning,
> 
> Good to hear from you
> 
> I could see using the Visoflex III on an M8, but Pana G1?  Wow, does the 
> shutter arm go anywhere near to the correct spot on the G1 shutter release?
> 
> I have a GF1, I'll have to give it a try.
> 
> Vick
> 
> 
> Henning Wulff wrote:
>> ... I now use the 400/6.8 on a Canon 5DII, Viso III on M6, 7 & 8 and on 
>> the Panasonic G1 and overall, it still works best on the Visoflex but the 
>> other systems also make decent use of the lens.
>> 
>> For macro work the focal lengths might not be that long, but because of 
>> the extension the actual distance of the exit pupil from the film plane 
>> is also quite long, so the optics also work well with that. For this, 
>> actually, the Panasonic is best because of the auto brightening of the 
>> screen, the magnification when manually focussing and the 2x crop. The 
>> Aristophot never had it so good.
>> 
>> 
> 
> 
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