hnaa Posted June 16, 2008 Share #1 Posted June 16, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi guys, I am considering acquiring some Leica R lenses for use with an adapter on my E3. I was wondering if anyone has any experience with this? I was considering the 50mm summicron and the legendary 100mm apo macro elmarit. I own an M8 and am stunned by the results, the sharpness, the bokeh and vibrance of the Leica M glass, so I was hoping to get in the vicinty of that by using Leica R glass on my Olympus E3. Any comments are welcome! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dhsimmonds Posted June 16, 2008 Share #2 Posted June 16, 2008 Hi I use R lenses with my R9/DMR and the results are very good indeed. I use the 100mm Macro which is superb and also a range of excellent Leica zoom lenses. You would have the advantage of both focus confirmation and image stabilisation with your E-3, but probably not such a wide range of tones or finite image resolution as when used with the DMR which produces 16 bit RAW images of 19.5Mb, converting to Tiff at 57Mb. However you will have advantages of a smaller and light weather and dust proof body. This is an option that I have also been mulling over for some time, so let me know how you get on please! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haroldp Posted June 16, 2008 Share #3 Posted June 16, 2008 I use Leica M8, Many Nikons ( D3, D300 etc.), and Olymus E-3. I find the top olympus glass to be as good as anyones, and much easier on the E-3 than adapters. Regards ... Harold Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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adi sudarsono Posted June 18, 2008 Share #5 Posted June 18, 2008 Hello, Of course you know that the 2x crop factor makes all normal lens somewhat tele. But the crop also means that there is no vignetting and corner to corner sharpness is improved from the 135 (full frame) counterparts. The Leica lens I use still retain their signature (the way they draw) so they may not be designed for digital, but if you like the Leica touch then you can still prefer them with the E-3. Another route maybe to get a M - 4/3 adaptor since you already have the M lens (I don't know if there are any made yet, but looking at the simplicity of the 4/3 system, it is a pity if it cannot be done). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekimel Posted June 18, 2008 Share #6 Posted June 18, 2008 I actually bought a refurbished E500 so I could use my 50mm Summicron and a 90 2.8 from my old Leica R3. Overall I'm happy with it. Only drawback (and it may not be an issue if you're going to shoot wide open) is that it's stop down metering, so as you stop down the viewfinder gets darker. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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