JasonSF Posted September 20, 2007 Share #1  Posted September 20, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi all,  I have recently purchased a digilux 3. I have been using a digilux 2 for a few years and loved it! 3 weeks ago I bought an R adapter and a lovely old Leitz 180mm 2.8 lens. FANTASTIC results. I thought I would try an Olympus lens as they are very v ery cheap on eBay and I was informed that they would work in every mode in the camera as will all four thirds lenses. PROBLEM! The lens does not have an aperture ring. Infact, I can't seem to find any Olympus four thirds lens with an aperture ring. The aperture just works on auto. Is there anyway of fixing the aperture on the camera?  Thanks  Jason Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DonQuijote Posted September 20, 2007 Share #2 Â Posted September 20, 2007 Jason, refer to page 36 of the manual:"When you use a lens with no aperture ring, press [FUNC.1] and then rotate the command dial to set the aperture." Looking forward to some sample shots. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delfi_r Posted September 20, 2007 Share #3  Posted September 20, 2007 Is there anyway of fixing the aperture on the camera? Thanks  Jason  RTFM: when using 4:3 lens without aperture ring, the dial next the LCD viewer acts as aperture ring when you press Func 1 button.  Only with 4:3 lens, not witt old models from Olympus, where all you get is what you have with R-lens, and you'll need a conversion ring too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonSF Posted September 20, 2007 Author Share #4  Posted September 20, 2007 hey thanks, I have my camera in the car so will try at lunch time.  I have taken a few shots with the R lens on the digilux. I wonder if you could guess. As I used the standard 14-50 too. here are some shots:  http://www.jasonferrando.com/football3 My sons 2nd ever footy match.  http://www.jasonferrando.com/sunrise Last Sunday, at a car boot sale in Colchester  Thanks again all. What a great site this is! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo_Lorentzen Posted September 20, 2007 Share #5 Â Posted September 20, 2007 The Olympus 4:3 system lenses is a great experience. Â Though, I find myself divided, asking, why am I using Oympus lenses with my Panasonic made Leica.. Ha Ha. But the experience is great, and I have been using the Digilux with a 150mm with a 1.4 extender for wildlife photography the last two weeks. it works perfectly. I have used the same 1.4x extender with the kit-zoom and that too is a perfect experience. Â Zenfolio | Bo Lorentzen | Africa 2007 Â Â Bo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
miami91 Posted September 20, 2007 Share #6 Â Posted September 20, 2007 Olympus lenses are great. I have both the 50-200 Zuiko and the 7-14. Â And regarding setting the aperture, as long as you have the latest firmware update (v 2.0), it's even easier. Just use the up/down arrows and/or command dial directly. No need to press Func 1. Â Jeff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptomsu Posted September 20, 2007 Share #7  Posted September 20, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) The Olympus 4:3 system lenses is a great experience. Though, I find myself divided, asking, why am I using Oympus lenses with my Panasonic made Leica.. Ha Ha. But the experience is great, and I have been using the Digilux with a 150mm with a 1.4 extender for wildlife photography the last two weeks. it works perfectly. I have used the same 1.4x extender with the kit-zoom and that too is a perfect experience.  Zenfolio | Bo Lorentzen | Africa 2007   Bo  These are fantastic shots - gratulations!  All done with the 150 and extender?  How was the handling on the Digilux3? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogberry Posted September 20, 2007 Share #8 Â Posted September 20, 2007 I've been using the Olympus 7-14 on my D3 and I love it. Here's a sample ... Â Guitar Man - Leica Digilux 3, Olympus 7-14mm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgood2 Posted September 21, 2007 Share #9  Posted September 21, 2007 The Oly 4/3rds lenses work extremely well with the L1, I have the 50-200mm and the 50mm Macro..very nice glass and you can't beat the price..here's a shot with the 50mm Macro..Bill ~ Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/33893-digilux-3-olympus-lenses/?do=findComment&comment=358867'>More sharing options...
ptomsu Posted September 21, 2007 Share #10  Posted September 21, 2007 I've been using the Olympus 7-14 on my D3 and I love it. Here's a sample ... Guitar Man - Leica Digilux 3, Olympus 7-14mm  These samples encourage me to get some of the Oly glass (again) for my Digilux3  7-14 150 35-100 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptomsu Posted September 21, 2007 Share #11 Â Posted September 21, 2007 The Oly 4/3rds lenses work extremely well with the L1, I have the 50-200mm and the 50mm Macro..very nice glass and you can't beat the price..here's a shot with the 50mm Macro..Bill ~ Â great shot and outstanding quality too! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dugby Posted September 21, 2007 Share #12 Â Posted September 21, 2007 I must say that the images captured by the Olympus 7-14mm on D3 / L1..both here and on pbase-dot-com are very very M8 like...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodbokeh Posted September 21, 2007 Share #13 Â Posted September 21, 2007 How is the firmware for Olympus lenses updated using the Digilux 3? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LVSBB6 Posted September 21, 2007 Share #14 Â Posted September 21, 2007 Beautiful pics! can`t wait to try out my R lenses collection on my new Digilux 3. Â The 7-14 Olym is definitely on my shopping list. anyone with the Olym fisheye lens and have used it on D3? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo_Lorentzen Posted September 22, 2007 Share #15 Â Posted September 22, 2007 These are fantastic shots - gratulations! Â All done with the 150 and extender? Â How was the handling on the Digilux3? Â Hello Peter, Â Some were done with just the 150mm and some with the kit-lens also some with the kit-lens plus extender. these two lenses with the extender offered a lot of combinations. Â The Digilux 3 handled perfect, though I realized that when accidentially hitting the settings wheel while working it would adjust the aperature on the 150mm. that is actually a very nice setup. I enjoyed shooting the camera and felt 100% comfortable with it. I did bring a spare battery but never managed to finish more than one battery in any day. having on fresh in the camera bag is a great feeling tough. Â Most importantly, the Digilux 3 is a very easy camera to operate, and I did not have to "think" about the camera when focusing on what was happening in front of the camera... things like the lion cubs drinking water really only lasted for a matter of seconds. The camera did not get in-between me and the pictures. Â Bo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptomsu Posted September 23, 2007 Share #16  Posted September 23, 2007 Hello Peter, Some were done with just the 150mm and some with the kit-lens also some with the kit-lens plus extender. these two lenses with the extender offered a lot of combinations.  The Digilux 3 handled perfect, though I realized that when accidentially hitting the settings wheel while working it would adjust the aperature on the 150mm. that is actually a very nice setup. I enjoyed shooting the camera and felt 100% comfortable with it. I did bring a spare battery but never managed to finish more than one battery in any day. having on fresh in the camera bag is a great feeling tough.  Most importantly, the Digilux 3 is a very easy camera to operate, and I did not have to "think" about the camera when focusing on what was happening in front of the camera... things like the lion cubs drinking water really only lasted for a matter of seconds. The camera did not get in-between me and the pictures.  Bo  Great to hear. I am getting excited about what this "simple" camera compared to some high end professional models is capable of doing!  Did you use single point focus or did you use the automatic multipoint AF? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo_Lorentzen Posted September 23, 2007 Share #17 Â Posted September 23, 2007 Peter, Â I tried the multipoint focus, but honestly it does not work very well in a environment full of branches and straws eager to catch the attention of the auto focus system. I instead used centerpoint and would came to love the flip switch for switching between AF-lock and AF-continuesly - truth being known, I lost a lot of images by not switching to continuesly focus quickly enough and ended up with focus on the behind rather than the nose of a animal moving towards me. however the hardware switch was great compared to many cameras which have a software switch... there is no doubt that putting the essential controls on the surface and without multilevel menu settings is briliant for a working camera. Â Bo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptomsu Posted September 23, 2007 Share #18  Posted September 23, 2007 Peter, I tried the multipoint focus, but honestly it does not work very well in a environment full of branches and straws eager to catch the attention of the auto focus system. I instead used centerpoint and would came to love the flip switch for switching between AF-lock and AF-continuesly - truth being known, I lost a lot of images by not switching to continuesly focus quickly enough and ended up with focus on the behind rather than the nose of a animal moving towards me. however the hardware switch was great compared to many cameras which have a software switch... there is no doubt that putting the essential controls on the surface and without multilevel menu settings is briliant for a working camera.  Bo  True, and these controls must be easily and intuitively manageable, not as in Nikon where this is a small knob under the lens where you never know how to get hold of it during operation and once you have you do not remember which position it currently is, so you usually move to the wrong mode :-)) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo_Lorentzen Posted September 24, 2007 Share #19 Â Posted September 24, 2007 Peter, Â Yes I find it very practical to have the focus mode switch located under my thumb so the left hand can stay on the lens. having to move my left hand would unbalance the lens for quite a while. The Leica design permits "in flight" changes of these settings without loosing the image. Â Â Bo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptomsu Posted September 24, 2007 Share #20  Posted September 24, 2007 Peter, Yes I find it very practical to have the focus mode switch located under my thumb so the left hand can stay on the lens. having to move my left hand would unbalance the lens for quite a while. The Leica design permits "in flight" changes of these settings without loosing the image.   Bo  Right, fully agree! Its amazing how wrong some companies can place controls still after years and how Leica in most cases is doing that right (or at least influencing in the right way). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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