E-P2 and Voigtländer lenses - beauty combo

[coyanis64]

The E-P2 does not only take great photos, it is also a beauty when combined with Voigtländer glass


Heliar 15 4.5

Nokton 50 1.5

Nokton 35 1.2

The complete dressed-up thread, including E-P1 and GF1 combos:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/coyanis/sets/72157622543303143/

 

[Thisisaline]

Yea, I'm gonna combine my E-P2 with CV glass as well..

 

[Thisisaline]

oh by the way, any of those corner sharpness issues with your 15?

 

[johnny9fingers]

Does Olympus make M mount adapters for micro 4/3rds ?

 

[coyanis64]

oh by the way, any of those corner sharpness issues with your 15?

For me, it's a non-issue, but this is just my personal opinion

If you have a look a the bottom left corner of this picture, it doesn't look that bad regarding sharpness:

 

[coyanis64]

Does Olympus make M mount adapters for micro 4/3rds ?

No, but there's a bunch of Leica M mount and Leica Screw mount adapters available from Novoflex, at ebay stores, etc.

For M mount lenses, I use the one from Voigtländer (bought it from cameraquest.com):

For Screw mount lenses, i use an adapter from an ebay store:

 

[squirrel$$$bandit]

If you have a look a the bottom left corner of this picture, it doesn't look that bad regarding sharpness

Hmm, no, it doesn't!

 

[Thisisaline]

hmm, i can't see the photo for some reason.. But looks like you've already got some feedback... Well if it's a non-issue for you then it's all good i guess..

 

[coyanis64]

hmm, i can't see the photo for some reason..

You're right, the photo has gone.

And here it's back again:

 

[Thisisaline]

^ that's a nice shot, but hardly a good one to judge the corners by i don't think.. All the corners are either too dark or have minimal detail...

 

[jsrockit]

The E-P2 does not only take great photos, it is also a beauty when combined with Voigtländer glass

Heliar 15 4.5

The complete dressed-up thread, including E-P1 and GF1 combos:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/coyanis/sets/72157622543303143/

How does this combo work out? Is it scale focus only?

 

[casualuser]

Questions about the EP1/EP2 Operations

1) Do you really need the VF for wider lenses on either EP1/EP2? Doesn't the LCD display the full image? What about for the Oly 17 f2.8?

2) What kind of shutter lag do you have for the AF lens? What difference in shutter lag does using MF lenses cause?

If these are answered elsewhere please point it out for me.

 

[bwidjaja]

I think this is a bit off topic, but since we are talking about Micro 4/3 with CV lenses. Which way should I go. Get the E-P2 or the Panny G1?

 

[johnny9fingers]

Do you have to do anything special to meter with these lenses???

 

[DRabbit]

I think this is a bit off topic, but since we are talking about Micro 4/3 with CV lenses. Which way should I go. Get the E-P2 or the Panny G1?

EP-2 has the nicer EVF, so I'd go that way.

BTW, www.CameraQuest.com sells the m -> m4/3 adaptors.

 

[uhligfd]

jsrockit,

when I look at your 15 mm Heliar set-up picture, I wonder how the cockeyed hood affects the pictures? Can it be set on correctly? (= with largest frontward extensions of the butterfly hood parallel to the camera body bottom)

 

[coelacanth]

Do you have to do anything special to meter with these lenses???

I don't have any m43 cam right now, but have had G1 and E-P1. You don't have to do anything. You can set the mode to either P or A, and use camera as Aperture Priority. When you use smaller aperture, the through-sensor preview will gain the brightness/sensitivity to compensate darker view. It's quite usable with EVF (G1 has great EVF). I didn't like using manual lenses with built in LCD though.

Reviews say EP-2's EVF is better than GF-1's, but a bit less detailed compared to G1's.

 

[jsrockit]

jsrockit,

when I look at your 15 mm Heliar set-up picture, I wonder how the cockeyed hood affects the pictures? Can it be set on correctly? (= with largest frontward extensions of the butterfly hood parallel to the camera body bottom)

It's not my camera, I just quoted.