Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/04/14

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Subject: [Leica] Leica R lenses and Olympus E-510
From: nathan at nathanfoto.com (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Mon Apr 14 23:07:04 2008
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It was a Leica lens. Of this week's PAWs, most are taken with the  
100mm Apo Macro on the E3. The ones of the couple on the motorbike  
also with the 1.4 teleconverter.
Or this one from the week before (no converter, just the 100mm Apo  
Macro):
http://www.fotocycle.dk:80/paws/uploads/2008/14alt11.jpg

I use this combination quite a bit, and it works great.

As for noise, it is not as good as the Nikon D3, but it is as good as  
my other DSLR, the Canon 1D Mark II. Olympus have done wonders with  
the E3 sensor, and I am pretty sure that the E-510 uses the same sensor.

Nathan

On 15-apr-2008, at 0:52, Jim Nichols wrote:

> Jim,
> Nathan never says "Leica lens"; I just assumed that it was. I may  
> be wrong.
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Nichols"  
> <jhnichols@bellsouth.net>
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
> Sent: Monday, April 14, 2008 5:45 PM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica R lenses and Olympus E-510
>
>
>> Jim,
>>
>> I ordered an E-510 and lens today from B&H.  From what I have  
>> read, it should do fine with an R to 4/3 adapter if you understand  
>> that you have to use stop-down metering and set everything manually.
>>
>> You might look at the last posting of photos that Nathan put up.  
>> He was using a Leica lens on his 4/3 Oly, if I recall correctly.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Hemenway" <Jim@hemenway.com>
>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
>> Sent: Monday, April 14, 2008 4:21 PM
>> Subject: [Leica] Leica R lenses and Olympus E-510
>>
>>
>>> Folks:
>>>
>>> I haven't been active here for several weeks but hope that no one  
>>> will hold it against me.
>>>
>>> I'm thinking of getting an E-510 to use with my Leica R glass.
>>>
>>> The automatic internal stabilization and sensor cleaning appeals  
>>> to me along with the focus confirmation features.
>>>
>>> But it also appears that since the sensor is smaller than the 1:5  
>>> versions and is 10MP, that there's a good chance of noise over  
>>> 200 ISO... does anyone know about this?
>>>
>>> I'm wondering if anyone here has tried it with one of the many  
>>> Olympus/Leica R adapters.
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance,
>>>
>>> jim Hemenway
>>>
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Nathan Wajsman
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