Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/06/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The idea that stopping down makes it irrelevant to use Leica lenes is patently absurd. What if you wanted to get something in focus? You need to stop down for most shots. The extremely selective focus thing can only get you so far. Mark William Rabiner > From: Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 07:43:23 +0530 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Going digital with M lenses (outside of M8/M9)? > > They work well, as Nathan says, on the GF-1, but they are very difficult to > focus properly wide open on the EVF. If you have to stop down, why use > Leica > lenses in the first place? I think the quality of the viewfinder is > critical, so check that out. Alternatively use ultra wides where focusing > is > a non issue. > Cheers > Jayanand > > On Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 9:58 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at > frozenlight.eu>wrote: > >> Hi Jan, >> >> I find that using M lenses on my GF-1 works quite well. I use the adapter >> from Cameraquest. In fact, I just bought the 12mm non-rangefinder coupled >> CV >> lens, and it works brilliantly on the GF-1. And of course the fact that it >> is not rangefinder-coupled is of no consequence in this case. >> >> Cheers, >> Nathan >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu >> http://www.greatpix.eu >> http://www.nathanfoto.com >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >> >> YNWA >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Jun 26, 2011, at 6:13 PM, Jan Decher wrote: >> >>> Hi Folks, >>> What's currently the best way to take my M and ZM lenses to digital >>> (outside of M8/M9)? >>> >>> I considering buying a Micro 4/3rds body (Olympus, Panasonic) perhaps >> with >>> one indigenous "pancake-type" lens and the M adapter. Any issues with >>> metering, manual focussing etc. to be aware of? >>> >>> Which adapter is the best (Novoflex, CameraQuest, EBAY China-made...)? >>> Thanks, >>> Jan >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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