lckt13 Posted December 1, 2007 Share #1 Â Posted December 1, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) While live chatting with B&H they indicated where you can use NON 4/3 stadard lenses on the Digilux 3 as long as they are Olympus lenses and you purchase/use an adaptor ring. Â Additionally, they will NOT work on autofocus which is fine with me. I am trying to locate and buy a rectilinear ultra wide angle lens say wider than 11 MM to use on my D-3 and not willing to pay the $1600 bucks for the 7-14. Â any suggestions greatly appreciated. also websites for more info since i lost the live chat transcript. Â Hank Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted December 1, 2007 Posted December 1, 2007 Hi lckt13, Take a look here What non 4/3'rd lenses work with Digilux 3?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
lx1jon Posted December 1, 2007 Share #2 Â Posted December 1, 2007 Hank, Â I have the L1 'sister' body (and the very nice kit zoom) and have purchased the OM to 4/3 adapter from Fotodiox: http://www.fotodiox.com/shop/product_info.php?products_id=4135 It seems perfectly serviceable and is cheaper than the official Olympus product. I must also say I was pleased with the speed of delivery to the UK. Â I got it mostly to see if the 50/1.8 OM lens we have might be occasionally useful for portraiture -- and I think it indeed has a place. Â Sorry, can't help with the wide-angle side of things (our widest OM lens is a 24 which becomes a standard lens, but of inferior aperture to the kit zoom) so I'll be very interested to follow this thread and see what others turn up... Â You can get adapters for some other lens families too, such as the famous Leica R. I nearly bought the corresponding adapter at the same time 'just in case' I might stumble on a useful R lens. Â Jonathan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lckt13 Posted December 1, 2007 Author Share #3  Posted December 1, 2007 Many thanks Jonathan  Hank Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mym6is12 Posted December 1, 2007 Share #4 Â Posted December 1, 2007 I am trying to locate and buy a rectilinear ultra wide angle lens say wider than 11 MM to use on my D-3 and not willing to pay the $1600 bucks for the 7-14. Â On the Olympus 4/3 lens roadmap there is shown a 'standard grade' (i.e. low cost) ultra-wide zoom perhaps a 8-16mm. Most likely to be launched at PMA at the end of January. Â www.olympus-esystem.com/dea/ products/lens/pdf/zuiko_lens_eng.pdf Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delfi_r Posted December 4, 2007 Share #5 Â Posted December 4, 2007 There are adapters for a long line of lens. I have one for my Nikkors primes, and there are for Canon, Pentax and screw mounts too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Ross Posted December 4, 2007 Share #6 Â Posted December 4, 2007 Hi Hank, As mentioned, there are many adapters for the 4/3rds mount, so you have some choices. The lenses have to have an aperture ring, unlike Minolta Maxxum, Canon EF and some recent Nikon lenses. Frankly, I have never heard of a rectilinear UWA as wide as or wider than 11mm. If there is one, I bet it costs more than the 7-14mm. There is a CV 12mm made in Nikon and maybe Pentax mounts. Check Camera Quest for 4/3rds adapters and the CV-SLR lenses. Bob Bob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lckt13 Posted December 5, 2007 Author Share #7  Posted December 5, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi Bob and Everyone else!  do you believe this lens will work on the D-3? Nikon Imported Fisheye 10.5mm f/2.8G ED AF DX Fisheye-Nikkor Autofocus Lens for Digital Cameras  even if it only works in manual focus its ok with me. also what adapter and from whom would i order same? thanks!  Hank  Hi Hank,As mentioned, there are many adapters for the 4/3rds mount, so you have some choices. The lenses have to have an aperture ring, unlike Minolta Maxxum, Canon EF and some recent Nikon lenses. Frankly, I have never heard of a rectilinear UWA as wide as or wider than 11mm. If there is one, I bet it costs more than the 7-14mm. There is a CV 12mm made in Nikon and maybe Pentax mounts. Check Camera Quest for 4/3rds adapters and the CV-SLR lenses. Bob Bob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Ross Posted December 5, 2007 Share #8  Posted December 5, 2007 Hi Bob and Everyone else! do you believe this lens will work on the D-3? Nikon Imported Fisheye 10.5mm f/2.8G ED AF DX Fisheye-Nikkor Autofocus Lens for Digital Cameras  even if it only works in manual focus its ok with me. also what adapter and from whom would i order same? thanks!  Hank Hi Hank, If you are going the fisheye route, the Oly 8mm ZD at $670. might be a better choice. The 10.5mm isn't a big enough difference from my Oly 11-22mm ZD to get me interested. I can't find a price on the Nikor, but when it was introduced it was about $1100. I suspect it will fit with the Nikon>4/3rds adapter. Bob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lckt13 Posted December 5, 2007 Author Share #9  Posted December 5, 2007 Bob  i need a rectilinear fish eye since i shoot stills for virtual tours. i don't think the Oly 8mm will work unless i corrrect 16 stills for each and every tour i shoot. your thoughts on the subject appreciated. this is a learning lesson in progress!!!   Hi Hank,If you are going the fisheye route, the Oly 8mm ZD at $670. might be a better choice. The 10.5mm isn't a big enough difference from my Oly 11-22mm ZD to get me interested. I can't find a price on the Nikor, but when it was introduced it was about $1100. I suspect it will fit with the Nikon>4/3rds adapter. Bob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mym6is12 Posted December 5, 2007 Share #10  Posted December 5, 2007 Bob i need a rectilinear fish eye since i shoot stills for virtual tours.   I'm sure a 'rectilinear fisheye' is a contradiction of terms.  http://photo.net/learn/fisheye/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lckt13 Posted December 6, 2007 Author Share #11  Posted December 6, 2007 NOT SO!  the Zukio 7-14 is a rectilinear fisheye technically. it is the only ulra wide angle tht works on the 4/3 system for Leica. i am trying to locate a similar lens for lots less cash with no success. Oly is supposed to coming out with an 8-? rectilinear fisheye sometime this early 2008. i am attending the PMA show in Vegas and will drill them at that time. in the meantime i keep searching.  Hank    I'm sure a 'rectilinear fisheye' is a contradiction of terms. Fisheye to Rectilinear conversion - photo.net Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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