Micro 4/3 as backup for M8

[HKHoward]

Thanks for the info on the update - and the control of the amount of magnification - that is all good to know.
Cheers
Howard

 

[Tuolumne]

Where can the updated firmware be found?

/T

 

[scho]

G1 firmware update

 

[Rayt]

Ray Tai and Chris Topher and I met at the China Tee Club today and mated my L > M4/3rds adapter with
Chris's black G1. We used my 15 Heliar, the 24 Elmarit, the 35 Summilux Asph, The Tri-Elmar, the 50mm Summilux Asph,
the 90 Summicron APO, my old 135 Elmar (from 1964) and Chris's 50mm Zeiss f1.5.

Cheers
Howard

Hi Howard,

I don't normally use lenses longer than 50mm so something like a CV 15 and a Zeiss 25 would do it for me on the G1. And forget about focusing; I would leave it at f/5.6 and 3 meters most of the time for a Ricoh-esque "snap" mode. How did those shots come out IQ wise?

Ray

 

[Tuolumne]

G1 firmware update

There does not appear to be an update required for a G1 body using the Panasonic lens. Is that correct?

/T

 

[back alley]

the update is for the g1 body.

 

[Tuolumne]

I finally found it. Thanks.

/T

 

[HKHoward]

The G1 - Leica M lenses duet continues.

One minute I think the G1 is a piece of light plastic junk and the next minute I put on a Leica lens and it surprises me.

Here's my Heliar 15mm on the G1 - accurately focused on my son Russ who is on his way back to Tokyo today.
It really enhances the value of the Heliar when you don't have to guess at its focus.

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/M+Lenses+to+Micro+4-3rds/Russ15HeliarBw.jpg.html


http://tinyurl.com/7rdsg5

Cheers
Howard

 

[Fred Burton]

I wonder if Leica has realized exactly how dangerous the G1 is to them. Cheap digital trumps everything. They are nuts if they don't rebadge this thing with a red dot.

 

[HKHoward]

For Rayt
Hi Ray,
If you click on the enlarge icon at the top of the photos I posted you can see a bigger picture. IQ is very good - there is noise above ISO 1600 which is objectionable. Unfortunately there is a bug in CS4 which prevents the latest Camera Raw plugin from reading Pana Raw - even though the plugin lists the G1 Raw as readable. So I am not getting the max out of the camera yet. Adobe is working on a fix.

 

[scho]

For Rayt
Hi Ray,
If you click on the enlarge icon at the top of the photos I posted you can see a bigger picture. IQ is very good - there is noise above ISO 1600 which is objectionable. Unfortunately there is a bug in CS4 which prevents the latest Camera Raw plugin from reading Pana Raw - even though the plugin lists the G1 Raw as readable. So I am not getting the max out of the camera yet. Adobe is working on a fix.

Did you install the latest ACR (5.2)? I'm using CS4 on a Mac with ACR and have no problems processing G1 files.

 

[Vickko]

I can't find it on the Novoflex site.

I can't find it on the Novoflex site.

Hmmm

I can't find it on the Novoflex site.

How did you find it? i.e. what camera type did you enter?

Thanks
Vick

 

[splitimageview]

It isn't on their site yet.

Here is a press release: http://luc.saint-elie.com/wp-content/uploads/MFT_Adapter_EN.pdf

 

[HKHoward]

Did you install the latest ACR (5.2)? I'm using CS4 on a Mac with ACR and have no problems processing G1 files.
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Hi Scho,
I have ACR 5.2.0.65 installed with OSX 10.5.5 on an I Mac with a 2.16 Ghz Intel Core 2 duo processor, 3Gb memory and L2 cache at 4 Mb. When I try to read the Rw files from the G1 I get a message that they are not recognized. I went to Adobe and they say they know about the problem and are working on it. I have to use Silky Pix to open Rw files in the meantime.
I am glad that your plug in works - gives me hope for mine. But why yours works and my doesn't is, as they say, a mystery.
Cheers
Howard

 

[Fred Burton]

You have to be using CS4 before you can install the 5.2 release. There will be no ACR updates for CS3. (For those using CS3). Planned obsolescence, I'm afraid. Found that out when I bought a Canon G10.

 

[HKHoward]

Hi Fred,
I am using CS4 and then installed the 5.2 plug in - so I don't know what is going on but feel better that Adobe doesn't either but is working on it.
Cheers
Howard