spylaw4 Posted January 21, 2007 Share #1 Â Posted January 21, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) In the thread about sourcing an M8 in the Far East there as a link to a German dealer - Leica bei Meister - and out of curiosity and to see what the D3 info was I followed it. Â It would seem that the R to D adapter is possibly now available - at least it is priced at 199 Euros on the website. Â So what might be a good R lens to think about? At least until the 14-150 OIS dedicated D lens comes out. I'm thinking around the 80 or 90 maybe? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Riley Posted January 21, 2007 Share #2  Posted January 21, 2007 R to 4/3 adapters are a bit cheaper here Brian  Adapters: Olympus E-1  Four Thirds 4/3 System -- Lens Adapters $175 ea Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dugby Posted January 21, 2007 Share #3  Posted January 21, 2007 In the thread about sourcing an M8 in the Far East there as a link to a German dealer - Leica bei Meister - and out of curiosity and to see what the D3 info was I followed it. It would seem that the R to D adapter is possibly now available - at least it is priced at 199 Euros on the website.  So what might be a good R lens to think about? At least until the 14-150 OIS dedicated D lens comes out. I'm thinking around the 80 or 90 maybe?  Brian, I've been thinking about what I'd want to buy...for any more lenses for my L1.  I did see a Leica R 16mm Fisheye, (which becomes 32mm on a 4/3) in Jacobs on Oxford Street, Soho for UKP700.... but then I came to my senses ( or cents) when I translated this to Aussie dollars.  For ultra wide, that Olympus 7-14mm Digital, whose samples photos were place here a few months back, with images of Tibet (?) looked superb..... and probably is more sensible for the style of shooting of a D3 / L1  After that the Leica R 80mm f1.4 looks quite attractive, especially that fast f-stop would assist this non-OIS lens with faster shutter speeds......reduced chance of camera shakes...  There's a good range of Olympus OM lenses list here Olympus Resources for Zuiko Lenses Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dugby Posted January 21, 2007 Share #4 Â Posted January 21, 2007 I'm not seeing the DOF issues that other 4/3 users talk about. Â Enclosed is a shot taken at about 2m, 50mm and f3.5 Â And my retort to that small English lad who squealed "mommy why is that man taking a photo of the squirrel.....has he never seen one before....?" I come from a 'Land down under' where we're too busy dodging 7' tall Red Roos, 25' crocs, killer rays and hungry dingoes....when crossing the station (not Kingscross)....but the 1 million square mile stations..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwcolvin Posted January 21, 2007 Share #5  Posted January 21, 2007 In the thread about sourcing an M8 in the Far East there as a link to a German dealer - Leica bei Meister - and out of curiosity and to see what the D3 info was I followed it. It would seem that the R to D adapter is possibly now available - at least it is priced at 199 Euros on the website.  So what might be a good R lens to think about? At least until the 14-150 OIS dedicated D lens comes out. I'm thinking around the 80 or 90 maybe?  You can get adapters a lot cheaper... search eBay for "leica 4/3".  But, autofocus cameras are built to use autofocus lenses. There's no split-image or microprism focusing aids in the viewfinder, and it is undeniably smaller than a 35mm slr's viewfinder. Of course, if you have the time to use Liveview, you can magnify 10x and have an excellent focusing aid.  If you already have Leica R, or Nikon, or Pentax (M42 or K), or Olympus OM lenses, there's no risk in getting an inexpensive adapter and trying them out. Performace of legacy lenses on 4/3 is 'variable' and not always as you might expect. I haven't heard many reports so far of experience with R glass.  But, if you just want a decent telephoto until the new Lecia D lenses arrive, you can't go wrong with an Olympus 4/3 40-150mm lens. The Olympus 50-200mm is excellent, and just as good with the EC-14 teleconverter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riley Posted January 21, 2007 Share #6  Posted January 21, 2007 intending D3 and L1 buyers would do well to save some of these links for system inf  Wrotniak is a very good source  wrotniak.net: The Olympus E-System  Use this one for Olympus OM glass  BIOFOS &tm; for Olympus collectors  More advice on OM lenses  Olympus OM System Lens Tests  Links page  Olympus Links - Wim Wiskerke Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
audidudi Posted January 21, 2007 Share #7 Â Posted January 21, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) There's no split-image or microprism focusing aids in the viewfinder, and it is undeniably smaller than a 35mm slr's viewfinder. Â All true ... maybe. There is an inexpensive (US$34, including shipping from Australia!) aftermarket split-image focus screen for the Olympus E330 available and since the L1/D3 shares much of the Olympus sensor/mirror assembly, it just might work in the L1/D3 as well. I've purchased one on the off-chance that it will and will report back later either way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riley Posted January 21, 2007 Share #8  Posted January 21, 2007 All true ... maybe. There is an inexpensive (US$34, including shipping from Australia!) aftermarket split-image focus screen for the Olympus E330 available and since the L1/D3 shares much of the Olympus sensor/mirror assembly, it just might work in the L1/D3 as well. I've purchased one on the off-chance that it will and will report back later either way.  who was that from Jeffrey ? what brand  I have a ME -1 eyecup for my E300, it magnifies to 1.2x Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
audidudi Posted January 21, 2007 Share #9 Â Posted January 21, 2007 If you already have Leica R, or Nikon, or Pentax (M42 or K), or Olympus OM lenses, there's no risk in getting an inexpensive adapter and trying them out. Performace of legacy lenses on 4/3 is 'variable' and not always as you might expect. Â There's also an adapter available for the Contax/Yashica range of lenses, which is the route I've taken with my "poor man's digital back" project (adapting an L1 body and 35mm-format lenses to work on my view camera). So far, I've tried the 35mm/f2.8, 28mm/f2, 25mm/f2.8, and 18mm/f4, all with good results (although the 18mm wasn't quite as sharp as I'd hoped), and I'm in the process of shopping for a 21mm but they're quite pricey and hard-to-find these days, so it may be a while before I can put my hands on one... Â I did try an older version of the 24mm Leica R lens and it was just ehh ... adequate but nothing special, and noticeably less sharp than the kit lens at the same focal length. I've also tried two Nikon lenses and they were both plenty sharp but the Nikon "look" isn't to my taste. It's a shame the flange-to-focal plane distance of the Minolta MD/MC lenses is so short as these would probably have been my first choice ... great value for the money and I've always liked their "look." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdlaing Posted January 21, 2007 Share #10  Posted January 21, 2007 who was that from Jeffrey ? what brand I have a ME -1 eyecup for my E300, it magnifies to 1.2x  That ME-1 also fits the Digilux 3. Imagine that........ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riley Posted January 21, 2007 Share #11  Posted January 21, 2007  I did try an older version of the 24mm Leica R lens and it was just ehh ... adequate but nothing special, and noticeably less sharp than the kit lens at the same focal length. I've also tried two Nikon lenses and they were both plenty sharp but the Nikon "look" isn't to my taste. It's a shame the flange-to-focal plane distance of the Minolta MD/MC lenses is so short as these would probably have been my first choice ... great value for the money and I've always liked their "look."  manual focus Minolta lenses work fine, as do Konica AR Bayonet check this link  The Rokkor Files - the Four Thirds Future Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
audidudi Posted January 21, 2007 Share #12  Posted January 21, 2007 manual focus Minolta lenses work fine, as do Konica AR Bayonetcheck this link  The Rokkor Files - the Four Thirds Future  Yes, they will work on the camera with the appropriate adapter but, unfortunately, not on my view camera, as the lenses need to have a minimum flange-to-focal plane distance of 44.5mm to provide enough clearance and the Minolta MD/MC lenses are a millimeter too short at 43.5MM. Ditto for the Canon FD lenses, which have a 42mm distance, and EOS lenses at 44mm. However, the Contax/Yashica lenses, at 45mm, work just fine (or at least those that I've tried do) as do Nikon F-mount lenses at 46.5MM and Leica R lenses at 47mm.  I should have been clearer about this as I think the Minolta MD/MC are a great range of lenses. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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