Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/06/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I find any long lens on the viewfinderless cameras, such as the GF1, to be a pain. I have a GH1 and have no problem focussing my Leica 90 on it, in fact I have taken some of my favourite portraits with this combination. When I had an Olympus Pen EP1 I found it un-useable for longer lenses since I couldn't hold it still, focus and frame. cheers, Frank On 27 Jun, 2011, at 04:46, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > Mark, > As usual, you do not understand context. Well, let me explain. It makes it > irrelevant to go to a lot of trouble to use Leica M lenses on the camera > bodies under discussion, when using Lumix and/or Olympus lenses is far more > efficient and simple, unless you want to shoot wide open or thereabouts, > which is Leica's strength over the others. > > Have you tried focusing a 90mm Elamrit M lens on a GF-1 body? Not > surprisingly, I thought you had not. Let me tell you it is no picnic, and I > would probably just go out and buy a Panasonic 100-300 or something if I > wanted that range. > > Cheers > Jayanand > > On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 9:06 AM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> > wrote: > >> 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 >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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