seamonkeyman
Newbie
i have been very much tempted to get a digital body for my lenses. 
i love my G1 but turnaround time for my films takes a while (scanning at a lab needs five rolls). been looking at the nex-3, but it seems incomplete to me. the m4/3 offerings are a no because of the 2x crop factor (me wants wide). are there no other options?
i love my G1 but turnaround time for my films takes a while (scanning at a lab needs five rolls). been looking at the nex-3, but it seems incomplete to me. the m4/3 offerings are a no because of the 2x crop factor (me wants wide). are there no other options?bensyverson
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gavinlg
Veteran
Sony Nex - 1.5 crop
raid
Dad Photographer
Modify the G lenses to M mount and use a M8 or M9.
Roberto V.
Le surrèalisme, c'est moi
I'd go for the Sony NEX-5 myself. The lack of controls doesn't seem so limited unless you're going to be using full manual exposure a lot. The NEX cameras also have a function called focus peaking, which makes manual focusing a lot easier.
willie_901
Veteran
Because digital sensor micro-lenses direct light to the sensor sites, it is unlikely images from any digital camera with your G1 lenses will look as they do with film.
I was quite disappointed with using legacy lenses on a LUMIX G1 body. Lenses designed for that camera's sensor worked just as well. Contax lenses may be a better match though.
This Google sear string shown below will give many hits about adapters. But there are also reports about results as well.
"contax G1 lenses on micro four-thirds"
I was quite disappointed with using legacy lenses on a LUMIX G1 body. Lenses designed for that camera's sensor worked just as well. Contax lenses may be a better match though.
This Google sear string shown below will give many hits about adapters. But there are also reports about results as well.
"contax G1 lenses on micro four-thirds"