naraedise Posted February 7, 2010 Share #1 Posted February 7, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) I used my friend's d-lux4 and fell in love. However, I found out there was not enough zoom....... I dont know much about camera so... I wonder if there is any adapter or something for this to be enhanced??? more zoom??? http://www.lensmateonline.com/newsite/LeicaLX3.html ------->what is this???? And also, how do you think abouy olympus ep-1 over dlux4?? Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AlbertoDeRoma Posted February 7, 2010 Share #2 Posted February 7, 2010 I used my friend's d-lux4 and fell in love.However, I found out there was not enough zoom....... I dont know much about camera so... I wonder if there is any adapter or something for this to be enhanced??? more zoom??? Lensmateonline - Leica D-Lux4 and Panasonic Lumix LX3 ------->what is this???? And also, how do you think abouy olympus ep-1 over dlux4?? Thanks. Sorry friend, but that's not an adapter for a zoom. It's to attach filters. If you want zoom up the wazoo, buy a Panasonic FZ35. There's no "civilized" way to increase the zoom on the DL4 - and don't even think of using the digital zoom feature - yech! On the other hand, you might discover an entire new way of looking at photography that's infinitely more gratifying than aiming a 400x zoom in automatic mode. A lot of people on this forum started on the slippery Leica slope with a DL4 - me included, and there's no going back. I love photography more than ever. Alberto P.S. I also have an FZ35 - amazing camera for the price, but it stays home 99% of the time. It's just not as much fun as the Leicas. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
farnz Posted February 7, 2010 Share #3 Posted February 7, 2010 Welcome to the forum, Naraedise! It's possible to find screw-on telephoto adaptors that will fit the D-Lux 4 and you would probably need the extension ring in your link to do it. Unfortunately telephoto adapters are rarely high quality devices so, although they will definitely magnify the image and increase your zoom capability, they generally import unpleasant lens aberrations such as pincushion distortion, spherical aberration and coma. They're normally available in 2x so they would increase the telephoto end of your zoom from 60 mm to 120 mm. Here's some examples although I have no knowledge of them or connection to them. Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
regedit Posted February 7, 2010 Share #4 Posted February 7, 2010 Actually, there is a tip described also in Leica manual, if I'm not wrong. In 2/3 aspect mode set your image quality on 3MP and unlock the digital zoom. Using even all the way to the longest position the camera creates something like interpolation zoom, which is better than 9.5MP and a full digital zoom. Of course you'll get a smaller image but sometimes 3MP and Leica quality it's just what you need. don't ask me why, but I use this trick only in B&W mode. I just like it that way. Of course when you have a long zoom you should take into consideration to short the exposure time in order to retain sharpness. Experiment and have fun with your camera. Zoom adapters, no way! IMHO Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ho_co Posted February 8, 2010 Share #5 Posted February 8, 2010 If what reg is describing is Panasonic's "Extra Optical Zoom," it doesn't work as it might at first seem. The technology is simple, and doesn't involve any interpolation. And it is not the same as digital zoom. Digital zoom is useless; try it on any camera and you'll see why. Although EOS does give you the possibility of decreasing the field of view (as a zoom does), it does so at the expense of resolution as reg said. In fact, you can get exactly the same quality by using the highest resolution available and enlarging in post-processing. In other words, stay at full resolution and blow up in software, or reduce the number of pixels you're counting and blow up in camera. You gain nothing. (And, unlike digital zoom, you lose nothing.) ------------------------- Michael Reichmann also said that as much as he likes the Panasonic equivalent of the D-Lux 4, the 60mm equivalent just isn't enough for him. If you need more zoom, there are a number of cameras on the market that offer more zoom. Sometimes I'd also like more zoom than the D-Lux 4 has, but in general it does the job. I carry it everywhere in a belt pouch. Its secret is in the speed of the lens, the quality of the image, and the fact that it's one of very few cameras with a 24mm equivalent wide angle. It is superb at what it does, but if that isn't what you want, it's not for you. And BTW, if you buy half a dozen magnifying lenses ('zoom attachments' or whatever they're called) and find one that works, post it here. There are a lot of us who would like to find a good one. Panasonic has said they don't intend to supply a tele adapter for the camera, though they do supply the wide-angle adapter to bring the camera down to the equivalent of about an 18mm lens. Welcome to the forum. It's a good question, and it's something a lot of us would like to see as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted February 8, 2010 Share #6 Posted February 8, 2010 Don't do it... Here you go: Rangefound: D-Lux 4 and Beyond.... Regards, Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
naraedise Posted February 9, 2010 Author Share #7 Posted February 9, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Thank you so much all of you!!!!! BTW, you think DL5 would come out soon??? lol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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