beeber00 Posted February 11, 2011 Share #1 Posted February 11, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hey people, I just registered to this website today on February 11th, 2011. I also just purchased a D3 and I'm looking over the lenses I have as a selection. Ive looked at Sigmas, Olys and some Panasonics. Kinda pricey. Then again, I DID buy a Leica. Whoda thought? Anywho, Im seeing a few pictures of people with their 4/3 mount adapters. I looked on ebay and around the internets at some examples of them. I know their limitations. What I would like to know is What mount are you using / would you suggest? I want to buy an M lens or two and use them on my D3 and I need an adapter. I know Chinas got em for like 15$, but are those shit? Ive bought some stuff from China before but nothing like this. Also, how hard is focusing on a D3? I know the viewfinder is small and it gets dimmer if you stop down a lot. If I plan on manual focusing, is it going to be really difficult, or something Im used to? (I have Canon SLRs too and I can focus those). Any help is appreciated. Lastly, any M-mount recommendations? I saw a dude who had a Voigt 12mm 5.6. That sounds good to me, but dang thats another 800. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted February 11, 2011 Posted February 11, 2011 Hi beeber00, Take a look here Digilux 3 M-mount adapter. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
giordano Posted February 11, 2011 Share #2 Posted February 11, 2011 Welcome to the forum, Beeber. Unfortunately it's not possible to use M lenses for general photography on Four-Thirds cameras such as the Digilux 3, because the register (distance from flange to sensor) of the latter is more than 10mm greater than that of the M body. It's the smaller, thinner micro Four-Thirds cameras that can use M lenses. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigelb Posted February 11, 2011 Share #3 Posted February 11, 2011 Or Sony Nex. The Olympus Zuiko digital lenses are very good. I particularly like the 9-18 zoom. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
beeber00 Posted February 11, 2011 Author Share #4 Posted February 11, 2011 2000 posts, dang! An esteemed member of the community has responded to me! I feel special. Thank you for replying to my post. So no on the M mount, huh? Silly me. I would be lost without you. Maybe I was thinking about R mount. WHAT AN AMATEUR I AM. http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/digital-forum/26125-pictures-your-digilux-3-l1-manual.html Those doods have lenses, but Im guessing that those are R mount ones. I see how I got the two mixed up. Alright, so now my choices for alternative lenses are in the R mount category, correct? Looks like Ill get me an R mount adapter. Which one should I go for? Which lens would anyone recommend? Also, any clue on how difficult it is to manually focus? EDIT - I found these now that Im searching for R mount to 4/3 (When I did m mount to 4/3s I found nothing.. surprise surprise!) http://cgi.ebay.com/Leica-Lens-Adapter-R-Lenses-4-3-System-186208-/360343319751?pt=Digital_Camera_Accessories&hash=item53e622b4c7 That ones 10$ from Adorama. This one is almost 250$ http://cgi.ebay.com/Leica-R-4-3rds-Lens-Adapter-18628-Boxed-/230581892348?pt=Digital_Cameras&hash=item35afc074fc Its made by Leica and comes with the box and everything. Noticeable difference? No way to tell unless you buy em both. Or, of course, seek the advice of the elders, which is what Im doing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASpes Posted February 12, 2011 Share #5 Posted February 12, 2011 Apart from the fact that the first item has no box, etc., you should never judge a price until an auction has ended, and this one has still a few days to run ... anyway, assuming you don't work for the seller and that you're interested, you could be in for a bargain, depending on how many bids your post here has called. As for your question about the manual focus, I expect your D/3 came with a lens, possibly with the "kit" lens, so just set the camera to manual focus, and see to it by yourself. In any case with a manual lens it's not just the focus, it's the full operation that becomes different, not my cup of tea, as I find it sluggish and cumbersome. There are anyway members of this forum who use manual lenses on their D/3's with good success, so eventually it all comes down to how it suits your photographic style. If you let me a final suggestion, don't turn to R lenses for price, but for optical quality, they could be a bargain but not exactly cheap. If you want a pretty good performance with an affordable price, the standard Oly range has plenty of choices. Best of luck. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.