Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/06/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Jim and Nathan. I don't care much regarding that branding issue of course. I was just interested insofar as if it represented a market shift for Panasonic. I guess it makes sense that there would be a a Micro Four Thirds adapter as well as the Four Thirds adapters. I recall that we have other shooters here that use the R lenses on Oly bodies of course. Sorry guys! FWIW Panasonic had only their mFT products on display at PMA here, from memory. The Oly folks had a large and comprehensive display with a lot of gear for demo and a gazillion dollars of purty brochures for the eager hands to acquire. There prices were leading a downward trend. Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman NO ARCHIVE On 13 June 2010 15:51, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote: > Hi Geoff, > > I thought that one of the main attractions of the micro four thirds cameras > was the ability to use M lenses with adapters. R lenses work well with the > original four thirds system, which, to me, offers a lot more flexibility > than the micro system. I have been using them that way for a couple of > years. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Geoff Hopkinson" <hopsternew at > gmail.com > > > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2010 11:45 PM > Subject: [Leica] R mount lenses on Micro Four Thirds > > > A question for the people shooting with the micro four thirds cameras. >> Not >> intended to annoy anyone or aggravate any old sensitivities. >> >> Along with my friend Alastair, I attended the recent PMA show in Australia >> and enjoyed looking at the new products with opportunities to try some and >> listen to some expertise in SOME cases. >> I checked out the Panasonic range and came home with a nice system >> brochure >> as my wife is interested in a new travel camera. They list both M and R >> mount adapters for their cameras. Is the R adapter old news to you folks? >> The part number is DMW-MA3R. If this is known and available, is anyone >> using >> some of their R lenses on these bodies? I've heard and read lots about M >> lenses being adapted of course, but I don't recall anyone mentioning the R >> range. I wondered if this was intended to be the 'solution' for R lens >> owners to be able to use their lenses on a digital body. >> >> I was also interested to read that only the DG Macro Elmarit 45 is shown >> as >> made with measurement systems and quality assurance Leica certified (for >> whatever that's worth, I'm sure that it doesn't bother most users). I >> guess >> that everything else is now just labelled Lumix? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Cheers >> Geoff >> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >