Leica Digilux 2 or Panasonic Lumix LC1

I lost that D2 from Henrys by a dollar, haha

Oh well, I can only spend what I have.

Goodluck!
 
Isn't there a camera person in Japan who converts lenses to RF lenses; could he convert the Vario Summicron to M 4/3 mount and keep the lens fully functional?
 
Bellamy, at JapanCameraHunter can probably help with getting that info,

Throw it on something like an Oly EM5, I can imagine it would be interesting to say the least.
 
Isn't the sensor part of the fabric of the lens? I had the same thought.
If you weren't stateside and already in possession I have one I'd have let go for a fair price.
 
B-9 said:
Bellamy, at JapanCameraHunter can probably help with getting that info,

Throw it on something like an Oly EM5, I can imagine it would be interesting to say the least.
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I emailed him before I posted about this idea here.
 
steveclem said:
Isn't the sensor part of the fabric of the lens? I had the same thought.
If you weren't stateside and already in possession I have one I'd have let go for a fair price.
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I don't know the answer to your question. Why wouldn't the sensor be inside the camera instead?
 
The LC1 lens was made up for the much smaller 2/3 sensor. I seriously doubt it can cover 4/3 sensor.
 
Dirk at JapanExposure can check too.

"MS Optical R&D is a small company situated in Funabashi City in Chiba prefecture run by Mr S Miyazaki. MS Optical produce fine optical equipment, such as our MS-MAG viewfinder magnifiers, lenses and other high quality accessories. Within Japan, MS Optical is well-known for converting lenses made for older cameras or completely different camera systems such as Contax G to the Leica mounts. The image on the right shows a Leica M6 with Carl Zeiss G Planar 35/2.

MS R&D neither ships nor takes orders from outside Japan, but our special relationship with Mr Miyazaki allows us to provide you access to his specialist lens conversion services that are renowned worldwide. We now also offer pre-converted G lenses ready to use on Leica M mount cameras."
 
I wanted to remove the lens and re-use it-my ambition exceeds my ability and enquiries proved so. I asked on another forum but was put right. I'll try to dig up the bones if I can.
 
the lens on the digilux 2 is permanently affixed and is not really functional on others -- the digilux 3 is brilliant -- some bloody awesome lenses --- they're slow on the af -- but they are gorgeous
 
also, i've used it for street quite a bit --- it's deadly silent --- tvo uses my image of an xrayed digilux 2 on his site ---

it works plenty fast
 
japancamerahunter has modified lenses from fixed lens cameras into RF lenses. Maybe he can do the magic if the Vario Summicron is wide enough physically to allow M 4/3.
 
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