Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark, 24 Elmarit R on a 7.5 mp 4/3 http://tinyurl.com/5qs9ud Can't be worse with the G1 and M lens, can it? Amiti?s Phx Mark Rabiner wrote: >I see there's a picture of a red G1 with a black 35mm ASPH Summicron on it. >You cant get those puppies in red I checked. >It looks a lot better on the tiny red camera than the huge ugly Canon FD >50mm SSC! > >But I look at that and imaging what an ASPH 24 or 21 would look like on the >camera. >Because with a 2 times crop circle factor that's certainly what I'd be >using. >As with my 35mm ASPH Summicron that's a 70mm portrait lens. >Seems a little odd. > >With the huge heavy 24 you get a 48. >That's a whole lot a high end glass to be shooting through the very center >of; and nothing else. > >A 21mm becomes a 42mm. >normal >I thought you'd like to know that. I'm a wiz with the 2 x table. > >And that's my widest lens. > > > >mark@rabinergroup.com >Mark William Rabiner > > > > > >>From: H&ECummer <cummer@netvigator.com> >>Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >>Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2008 08:07:50 +0800 >>To: <lug@leica-users.org> >>Subject: [Leica] Micro 4/3rds and using M lenses >> >>Len, Larry >>There has been some chatter and examples over at rangefinder forum. >>The adaptor for M lens to Micro 4/3rd is going to be available in >>Japan on Dec 22 for Y 19,000 (US$204). Stephen Gandy will have it for >>US$175 shortly after that. I have asked my son in Tokyo to pick one >>up for me and then I am going to play with the G1 at the Panasonic >>showroom in Hong Kong and try to make up my mind whether or not I >>should buy one. The idea of accurate framing and magnified focusing is >>appealing but the Electronic Viewfinder puts me off. >> >>Please see this discussion with examples: >> >>http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fphotofan.jp%2Fcamer >>a%2Fhtml%2Fmodules%2Fnewbb%2Fviewtopic.php%3Ftopic_id%3D5605%26forum%3D2%26pos >>t_id%3D50572%23forumpost50572 >> >>http://tinyurl.com/648b6a >> >>and also see for pictures taken with a home made adaptor: >> >>http://forum.getdpi.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4194 >> >>At about US$890 in HK including the kit lens if the G1 works at all >>well with M lenses it might be a useful, inexpensive backup for an M8. >>The EVF is the big question mark. Maybe this time I won't be the early >>adopter that I usually am. >>Cheers >>Howard >> >>On 7 Dec 2008, at 7:21 AM, lug-request@leica-users.org wrote: >> >> >> >>>Message: 30 >>>Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2008 18:13:00 -0500 >>>From: Leonard Taupier <len-001@verizon.net> >>>Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Micro 4/3 >>>To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >>>Message-ID: <60B99971-7961-48AC-A0C9-1B820481D940@verizon.net> >>>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed >>> >>>Larry, >>> >>>The Panasonic DMC-G1 micro 4/3rds is available for $800. Both >>>Cameraquest and Novoflex should have adapters to use M lenses by >>>Christmas. Since the micro 4/3 bodies have very short flange to >>>sensor distances focusing to infinity should be no problem. >>> >>>Len >>> >>> >>> >>> >>_______________________________________________ >>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 > > >