Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I've also been using a Leica R80 on my E-330 using the same 4/3 adapter as Gary. I did find the ME-1 magnifier helpful in focusing with the smaller Oly viewfinder. The Oly 50/2 Macro my P&S lens & excellent portrait lens. The rotating live view screen a bonus. Only wish E-330 was weather resistant like the E-1. Dennis On Jan 8, 2007, at 7:15 PM, Ken Iisaka wrote: > Like Gary, I too have been taking pictures using an inexpensive > Olympus E-500 body but with Leica glass. The ability of these > magnificent lenses to capture the subtlest nuances and details is > absolutely staggering compared to the well-engineered but cheap lenses > that come in a kit. I think 90% of pictures I've been taking have > been with a Leica lens since I got the adapter from Kindai. > > With the marginal viewfinder, even with the 1.25x magnifier, I bracket > focus, but it seems like my eyes are just as reliable as the AF in the > camera. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/kiisaka/sets/72157594467619804/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >