gavinlg
Veteran
E-p1/E-p2/Gf1/G1/gh1 - show 'em off!
squirrel$$$bandit
Veteran
kshapero
South Florida Man
Curious? How do these cameras perform when mated to a manual focus lens of old; like an M mount or a Nikon lens?
squirrel$$$bandit
Veteran
Very well, with SLR lenses or Olympus Pen lenses of any focal length, and rangefinder lenses of 50mm and up. Wide RF lenses tend to vignette and go soft in the corners but still work pretty well.
Pickett Wilson
Veteran
I dunno. While these modern cameras are certainly functional, they just don't have the porn value of an old Leica or SLR, somehow.
squirrel$$$bandit
Veteran
Agreed. I do think they look pretty good, though--the E-P1/2 are definitely the porniest.
True, but that Olympus up top looks quite nice for a modern camera...that strap looks cool on it.
srtiwari
Daktari
My personal experience is - "Ok". My photos with the Legacy lenses (Leica Zeiss VC) on the G1 never quite seem as sharp. However, some people seem to be quite satisfied. The Panasonic 14-45mm and the 20m F1.7 are so good that one doesn't seem to miss other lenses.
dogberryjr
[Pithy phrase]
+1 what Siriwarti said.
kshapero
South Florida Man
Thanks folks. good info is always important in case GAS strikes.
wjlapier
Well-known
I've used the Leica 35/2 ASPH on my GF1 and I was amazed at how well the images looked on a Panasonic 42" Plasma HDTV.
Current kit less added 14-45 and 45-200.
Before I went with a wrist strap and dropped the case.
Current kit less added 14-45 and 45-200.
Before I went with a wrist strap and dropped the case.
wjlapier
Well-known
How well does the tilt work on the mFT bodies? I have the lens and plan on having it converted to F-mount to use on my D700.
shadowfox
Darkroom printing lives
There... just for completeness' sake.
My first m4/3rd adapter is en route. When it arrives, I'll have a report on how the excellent Konica Hexanon AR lenses perform on the E-P2.
My first m4/3rd adapter is en route. When it arrives, I'll have a report on how the excellent Konica Hexanon AR lenses perform on the E-P2.
squirrel$$$bandit
Veteran
Quite well. A few examples here. Shift is less effective, due to the longer effective focal length...
That PEN-FT is drool worthy.
peterm1
Veteran
Something I had not realised is that both the Olympus E-P2 and the Panasonic Lumix GF 1 have electronic accessory viewfinders (I cant recall seeing this advertised much I guess because its a bit of a niche market thing of no great interest to the great unwashed.) My main interest in the possibility of owning an M4/3 camera is to use my Leica M glass but would not consider trying this without a proper finder. The existence of finders makes this a reasonable possibility.
Has anyone here tried this on one of these cameras WITH the accessory finder? I would be interested in knowing how it works (e.g. does the finder show a focus confirmation mark and is it sufficiently high res to be usable ?
Thanks in advance.
Has anyone here tried this on one of these cameras WITH the accessory finder? I would be interested in knowing how it works (e.g. does the finder show a focus confirmation mark and is it sufficiently high res to be usable ?
Thanks in advance.
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PatrickT
New Rangefinder User
E-p1/E-p2/Gf1/G1/gh1 - show 'em off!
That is INCREDIBLY good looking, as is the GF1 above this with the OVF.
More!
gavinlg
Veteran
The GF1 EVF is very small and just useable. The E-P2 OVF significantly higher resolution and about the same size as the canon 5d/olympus e-3 VF.
gavinlg
Veteran
PatrickT I know you've already seen this one:
More please...