Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/01/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Have people put their pix taken with 4/3's cameras and Leica glass up on their LUG gallery gallery's? And as far as MFT goes Don't forget the LS L.S.M.F.T "Lucky Strike means fine tobacco" That's from 1955 I just looked it up. I never smoked! But I sure breathed enough of it. -- Mark R. http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/winterdays/ > From: Phil Swango <pswango at att.net> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:29:34 -0700 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: [Leica] MFT>M adapter > > Bob Baron wrote: >> If there has been a discussion thread about this I missed it; time >> issues have kept my attention span short lately. >> >> If I were to get one of these to use my M lenses on my my Pansonic >> GF-1, how on earth would I quickly and accurately focus them, >> particularly the 50mm and 75mm? Can one use zone/hyperfocal >> techniques? > > Not really a long thread, just a couple of exchanges from when I ordered > mine. Some folks who've used an MFT with Leica glass have complained about > the awkwardness of focusing and viewing. Others don't mind and enjoy the > chance to use their old glass again. On my E-PL1 everything works fine but > it's hardly quick. On a tripod it would be quite doable as there's an > instant magnifier you can call up with the push of a button. I got mine > out of curiosity and have had some fun with it but I'm still using the kit > zoom for the most part. You could certainly use zone or hyperfocal methods > but if you stop down too far the screen becomes hard to see. If you have a > VF you could probably get by with it. I use an optical finder on mine, but > the problem there is the 2x focal length difference so you have to use a > finder for twice the FL of the lens. > > I just got the adapter to experiment because it was so cheap and I have a > bunch of legacy glass I never use. > > > -- > Phil Swango > 307 Aliso Dr SE > Albuquerque, NM 87108 > 505-262-4085 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information