Use for R-glass

[jackart]

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Heh, this should be really interesting item for R-lens owners. You can use these high quality lenses with

 

GF1 rangefinder back! Focal multiplier should be 2,0?

 

http://www.pixmania.com/ee/ee/3672836/art/panasonic/dmw-ma3r-leica-r-lens-mou.html

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[integrale]

This is one of several possible application for the use of R-lenses (other than on an R-camera, that is), but I'm not certain that R-owners will be entirely happy with the IQ of the m4/3 censor of the GF1 (BTW: GF1 is - strictly speaking - not a rangefinder).

[jackart]

This is one of several possible application for the use of R-lenses (other than on an R-camera, that is), but I'm not certain that R-owners will be entirely happy with the IQ of the m4/3 censor of the GF1 (BTW: GF1 is - strictly speaking - not a rangefinder).

 

Thank's for Your opinion. Yes, there are out many full-frame application, including M9, also M8 with less size. But M4/3 is very attractive size and IQ is vest in class. I really believe that it beats R8 Digital Module. Isn't it?

 

Jaak

[mgcd]

Thanks for your opinion, but no it doesn't in any way, shape or form. It is of absolutely no interest to me at all.

 

Cheers,

[integrale]

Thank's for Your opinion. Yes, there are out many full-frame application, including M9, also M8 with less size. But M4/3 is very attractive size and IQ is vest in class. I really believe that it beats R8 Digital Module. Isn't it?

 

Jaak

 

I agree that it could be a good solution for some; the m4/3 may be attractive in respect of compactness, but at least for me at the expense of IQ. I use R-lenses on a Nikon D300 (with the Leitax conversion).

 

And I think you'll find several on this forum disagreeing with you on the GF-1 solution being better than the DMR solution. I believe there is a thread here on that subject...

 

But, nevermind - if it works for you, inter alia due to the compactness, then it is the better solution for you. I'm not questioning that.

[JHAG]

I tried the GF1 with the Novoflex adapter (95 € instead of 235… ).

With my APO 180, results were fair, only fair. Behind anything I saw

with the DMR, and even behind the Digilux 2 for colour spectrum

and density.

I returned it.

That said, it's a convenient stopgap solution for a small price.

[Angora]

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Thanks for your opinion, but no it doesn't in any way, shape or form. It is of absolutely no interest to me at all.

 

Cheers,

 

Idem.

[adan]

I find the GF-1 to be kind of silly. I'm just not going to walk around looking like Karloff's Frankenstein with my arms stretch out in front of me to compose - with anyone's lenses.

 

But the GH-1 does interest me - built-in EVF vastly superior to the add-on for the GF-1; variable sensor area (rather than crop) for different aspect ratios. Potential for Leica-lens video (M or R) as well as still work. Nice add-on to my M9 system for longer-than-135 work with either M or R lenses (I already have the M-to-M4/3rds adapter waiting in the wings.)