[Leica] M4/3 experimentation

[lrzeitlin at gmail.com (Lawrence Zeitlin)]

For those with M4/3rds cameras (G1, EPL2, etc.) there is a web site devoted
to the use of legacy lenses on the tiny format.

http://www.flickr.com/groups/1084614 at N23/

Also on the Submini site, there is a spirited discussion about using lenses
from the Pentax 110 SLR on 4/3s cameras. The 110 frame covered by these
camera is nearly the same size as the 4/3 frame and the lenses are in
appropriate focal lengths. Since the demise of 110 film, the lenses are dirt
cheap. One listee described picking up a Pentax 24mm f2.8 lens for $11.
Adaptors seem to be available for mounting these lenses, C mount lenses,
Robot lenses, Olympus Pen lenses and other legacy small format lenses on 4/3
cameras. I can't vouch for the quality of any of these lenses except for the
Oly Pen and Robot lenses. The latter two were regarded by photographers of
the time as extremely sharp.

Larry Z