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Subject: [Leica] MFT>M adapter
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:07:23 -0600
References: <CB322F73.18CCB%mark@rabinergroup.com>

Mark,

I have many images posted that were made with Leica-R glass and 4/3 cameras. 
I do not have a MFT body to use with Leica-M glass.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark at rabinergroup.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 5:09 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] MFT>M adapter


> 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
>>
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