zubin Posted September 22, 2015 Share #1 Posted September 22, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hello, I am new to this forum and need some input. I have owned a Leica Digiliux 3 for some time but have never changed lenses on it. I find the wide setting on the camera to be a bit limiting. I am about to do an architectural shoot and need to find a wider angle four-thirds lens. I don't need a fisheye lens. But something wider than what I have and less than a fisheye. I don't need an expensive Leica lens. But I need to know what my options are. Where can I get adapter rings? Do I need adapter rings? Are the adapter rings if you want to adapt non-three-fourth lenses to the DLUX3? Can anyone help? Thank you kindly. ZH Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted September 22, 2015 Posted September 22, 2015 Hi zubin, Take a look here Digilux 3 Four-Thirds Lens Question from Newbie. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
jaapv Posted September 22, 2015 Share #2 Posted September 22, 2015 Welcome. Yes of course we can help: Go here: https://www.novoflex.com/index.php If the page does not load fully click on the top lefthand adapter animated image. In the adapter finder choose 4/3rds in the lefthand pull-down, in the righthand pull-down you will see which lenses will fit. If you want to buy a lens without an adapter, this Olympus lens might be just right: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/564518-REG/Olympus_261058_Zoom_Super_Wide_Angle.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
zubin Posted September 23, 2015 Author Share #3 Posted September 23, 2015 Thank you friend. You solved my problem in one shot! ZH Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhsimmonds Posted September 23, 2015 Share #4 Posted September 23, 2015 If you want a faster professional lens the this is the mZuiko Olympus lens to have http://www.amazon.co.uk/Olympus-M-ZUIKO-Digital-2-8-Lens/dp/B00X6BSGC4/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1442996789&sr=1-4&keywords=olympus+pro+lens It is heavier than the 9-18 but easier to use I find. I use Olympus micro 4/3rds quite a lot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paolo.Battista Posted September 23, 2015 Share #5 Posted September 23, 2015 In case you need a wide lens on the dligilux 3, it's diffucult to look at FF adapted lenses. You have a 2x focal multiplicator to take into account, and very problematic borders. Leica itself limited the 43 adapters to the use of 35 mm Leica R lenses due to this problem. The better choice to go wider than 14 mm (28 FF equivalent) is the Zuiko 7-14 f:4. Best regards. Paolo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paolo.Battista Posted September 23, 2015 Share #6 Posted September 23, 2015 If you want a faster professional lens the this is the mZuiko Olympus lens to have http://www.amazon.co.uk/Olympus-M-ZUIKO-Digital-2-8-Lens/dp/B00X6BSGC4/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1442996789&sr=1-4&keywords=olympus+pro+lens It is heavier than the 9-18 but easier to use I find. I use Olympus micro 4/3rds quite a lot. The m4/3 version of the 7-14 won't work on the Digilux 3, since the mount distance from the sensor is longer in the 4/3 standard than in the m4/3 one. At least this is what I have understood. Pardon me if I'm wrong. Paolo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted September 23, 2015 Share #7 Posted September 23, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) Yes, Micro 4/3rd lenses will not work on full 4/3rd and full 4/3rd need an adapter for Micro - very confusing for the unwary. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdlaing Posted September 23, 2015 Share #8 Posted September 23, 2015 Try this. http://www.ebay.com/itm/OLYMPUS-Zuiko-Digital-ED-9-18mm-f4-0-5-6-Four-Thirds-Lens-Excellent-Condition-/221884897483 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
zubin Posted September 23, 2015 Author Share #9 Posted September 23, 2015 Thank you all for your suggestions and extremely helpful notes. Thanks also to the B&H and Ebay links. I am assuming this lens (see link below) will work fine on my Leica Digilux 3, without any adapters or convertors? I am looking to order this asap: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/564518-REG/Olympus_261058_Zoom_Super_Wide_Angle.html Thanks again to all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted September 23, 2015 Share #10 Posted September 23, 2015 If B&H has labelled it correctly it should work. And knowing Olympus, it should be a very good lens too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdlaing Posted September 23, 2015 Share #11 Posted September 23, 2015 Thank you all for your suggestions and extremely helpful notes. Thanks also to the B&H and Ebay links. I am assuming this lens (see link below) will work fine on my Leica Digilux 3, without any adapters or convertors? I am looking to order this asap: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/564518-REG/Olympus_261058_Zoom_Super_Wide_Angle.html Thanks again to all. That should work just fine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
zubin Posted September 24, 2015 Author Share #12 Posted September 24, 2015 I do have one question for everyone here. Again, bear in mind that I am not an expert photographer and may not understand the ins and outs of focal lengths when it comes to four-thirds standards: • Seems to me my current standard lens on the Leica Digilux 3 starts at 14 mm. And the one suggested overs 9-18mm. ( So am really in effect gaining 5mm in focal length? Right? Will that 5 mm be enough to make a difference? and justify the cost? I don't want to go for the 7-14 mm (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Olympus-M-ZUIKO-Digital-2-8-Lens/dp/B00X6BSGC4/) because I feel that will give me too much distortion and vignetting. Am I doing the right thing here? Of course, I would love to see a comparison of the same scene shot with the 14mm standard and then the one at 9mm... Sorry, I am on a budget and want to make sure I am gaining enough for spending that kind of money. Thanks to all for your feedback. ZH Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
zubin Posted September 24, 2015 Author Share #13 Posted September 24, 2015 Sorry to post again, but I was able to answer my own question: http://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/3056969 “14mm vs 9mm vs 7mm: Micro Four Thirds Talk Forum: Digital …” Amazing what a few Google searches will dig up! Thanks again. ZH Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdlaing Posted September 24, 2015 Share #14 Posted September 24, 2015 Just remember in reality that lens is 18-36 mm in full frame 35 mm terms. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted September 24, 2015 Share #15 Posted September 24, 2015 The difference between 18 mm equivalent and 28 mm equivalent is considerable. It is the difference between a standard wideangle and well into the superwideangles. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
zubin Posted October 9, 2015 Author Share #16 Posted October 9, 2015 Hello again everyone. I went ahead and got a Zukio 9-18mm lens for my Leica Digilux 3, as suggested by many good folks on this forum. Of course, it is exactly when I needed. The angle is perfectly wide enough for my use. It will work beautifully for my architecture and interiors project. However, I am utterly confounded about one thing: I see no f-stop control on the lens. (Like my standard issue Leica lens had on the Digilux3.) When I read the instructions I see that the max f-stop is 40-5.6 but then it says "Iris Control: f4.0 to f22." As newbie as this sounds, I simply cannot find a way to change the f-stop to something like f11 or f16 or f22. If I go into Auto on the Digilux3, then the lens always stays around f4 or f5 or f5.6. But if I go manual then it stays at f4.0. How do I change the fstop to say f11? or f22? I often shoot with lots of lights and my preferred f-stop is f11, f16 or even f22. How do I do that with this lens? Thanks for all your input as always. ZH Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdlaing Posted October 9, 2015 Share #17 Posted October 9, 2015 Hello again everyone. I went ahead and got a Zukio 9-18mm lens for my Leica Digilux 3, as suggested by many good folks on this forum. Of course, it is exactly when I needed. The angle is perfectly wide enough for my use. It will work beautifully for my architecture and interiors project. However, I am utterly confounded about one thing: I see no f-stop control on the lens. (Like my standard issue Leica lens had on the Digilux3.) When I read the instructions I see that the max f-stop is 40-5.6 but then it says "Iris Control: f4.0 to f22." As newbie as this sounds, I simply cannot find a way to change the f-stop to something like f11 or f16 or f22. If I go into Auto on the Digilux3, then the lens always stays around f4 or f5 or f5.6. But if I go manual then it stays at f4.0. How do I change the fstop to say f11? or f22? I often shoot with lots of lights and my preferred f-stop is f11, f16 or even f22. How do I do that with this lens? Thanks for all your input as always. ZH With the thumb wheel on the back. Turn it with the lens mounted and camera turned on and the f stop should change and show the value on the screen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
zubin Posted October 10, 2015 Author Share #18 Posted October 10, 2015 With the thumb wheel on the back. Turn it with the lens mounted and camera turned on and the f stop should change and show the value on the screen. Well, that was my first instinct, but it does not seem to work. I mount the lens. Switch the camera out of Auto mode and set the shutter speed to 1/125. Then I turn the thumb wheel on the back of the camera. Absolutely nothing happens. I see the indication of the shutter speed in the top middle of the display, such as "125" and to the left of it I see a "F4.0" and then a "S" at the far left of the screen. But the "F4.0" never changes, no matter how I turn the thumb wheel. Here's something even stranger: If I switch the manual shutter speed to "/B" and then point the camera are a bright light, then the "F4.0" changes automatically and goes up to "F22." But what I cannot seem to do is the following: • Simply be able to choose my own shutter speed and F-Stop in some kind of a manual mode. Sorry to be such a newbie. What am I missing? Will I ever be able to use this lens with a strobe? If so, how? Thanks again. Any help is greatly appreciated. I leave for this project tomorrow and I am up late trying to figure out a seemingly simple issue. ZH Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdlaing Posted October 10, 2015 Share #19 Posted October 10, 2015 If you put it in auto mode does the thumb wheel change the aperture? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pop Posted October 10, 2015 Share #20 Posted October 10, 2015 Leica's Digilux 3 manual has this to say: Some lenses from other manufacturers do not have an aperture ring. When you use a lens with no aperture ring, [FUNC.1] is fixed for aperture. Refer to P73 for more information about how to use [FUNC.1]. Not having a D3 any more, I fetched the manual here: http://www.manualslib.com/download/290832/Leica-Digilux-3.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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