mugent
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Hi,
Just in case anyone else is thinking about buying the Travor M adaptor (eBay, about $35), I thought I jot down my experiences with it on my GF-1
Build, pretty decent for the money, but don't expect wonders.
I tried it with a 50mm Summicron and a 35mm 1.4 Nokton, both lenses work great, the Summicron can be tricky to use as the focus ring is stiff, and has a lot of travel compared to the Nokton, but a Summicron in better condition would be nicer.
I actually find the camera easier to use than with the Panasonic 20mm, why, because the aperture control is where it should be, around the lens, rather than a dial on the back, which you seem to need to rotate about 100 times to from one end of the aperture to the other.
Focusing is much, much easier too, with either lens. Manual focusing the Panny is tricky as it take a LOT of travel to move from closest focus to infinity, and of course, with it being focus-by-wire, you don't even know when you are at infinity!
I'm focusing using the the screen on the back, it works pretty good, useless in bright sunlight of course.
Using these two lenses with the adaptor is a pleasure, and reminds me how 'untactile' modern cameras and lenses are, and frustrating they've become.
MT
Just in case anyone else is thinking about buying the Travor M adaptor (eBay, about $35), I thought I jot down my experiences with it on my GF-1
Build, pretty decent for the money, but don't expect wonders.
I tried it with a 50mm Summicron and a 35mm 1.4 Nokton, both lenses work great, the Summicron can be tricky to use as the focus ring is stiff, and has a lot of travel compared to the Nokton, but a Summicron in better condition would be nicer.
I actually find the camera easier to use than with the Panasonic 20mm, why, because the aperture control is where it should be, around the lens, rather than a dial on the back, which you seem to need to rotate about 100 times to from one end of the aperture to the other.
Focusing is much, much easier too, with either lens. Manual focusing the Panny is tricky as it take a LOT of travel to move from closest focus to infinity, and of course, with it being focus-by-wire, you don't even know when you are at infinity!
I'm focusing using the the screen on the back, it works pretty good, useless in bright sunlight of course.
Using these two lenses with the adaptor is a pleasure, and reminds me how 'untactile' modern cameras and lenses are, and frustrating they've become.
MT