dwind Posted March 3, 2009 Share #1 Posted March 3, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) I recently got a digilux 3 with the 14 - 50 lens. I love the camera and it will replace a d300. What are other lens options? I did look at a zuiko 50 - 200 but haven't tried it. Thanks Dennis Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jdlaing Posted March 3, 2009 Share #2 Posted March 3, 2009 All Olympus and Panasonic 4:3 lenses will work just fine on the Digilux 3. From a hundred dollars or so all the way to the six thousand dollar per lens models. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
miami91 Posted March 3, 2009 Share #3 Posted March 3, 2009 Dennis, If you're interested in a Zuiko 50-200, send me a PM. I have one I was planning on putting on eBay over the weekend, mint condition and complete with carrying case, original box, all caps, even a B&W UV filter thrown in. I'd consider any reasonable offer... Jeff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roguewave Posted March 3, 2009 Share #4 Posted March 3, 2009 All Olympus and Panasonic 4:3 lenses will work just fine on the Digilux 3. From a hundred dollars or so all the way to the six thousand dollar per lens models. Dennis, of even more interest is the fact that almost all the R glass will work on the Digilux 3 with a $20 adapter. All the manufactures adapters work fine. Don't spend the mega bucks for the Leica one. I use my R-80 Summilux and more recently the R-90 Elmarit with great results. The focal length gets doubled (a 80 mm lens becomes a 160 mm lens), but the aperture remains the same. Way cool! No auto focus, but that's how it should be. I took out my used my Telyt-R 250 yesterday (500mm effective focal length) to shoot some birds in Central Park from my window. At f4, the light was amazing. You got a fine camera there. Take the time to read & understand the various modes and settings. It is well worth the investment. It took me over 18 months to get a good handle on how to use this camera. The kit lens is a good start, but the real bounty is in the R glass, like the 50 cron & Summilux, the 80 Summilux, the 90 Elmarit & the bigger guns like the 250. Check the posts on the Forum for details. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overgaard Posted March 3, 2009 Share #5 Posted March 3, 2009 Check the Leica-D 25mm/1.4 as well: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joppepop Posted March 3, 2009 Share #6 Posted March 3, 2009 Check the Leica-D 25mm/1.4 as well: I have had that lens some two months now and it's really a beautiful performer, pin sharp when you need it and a shallow DOF when you need that. And the colours and the contrast... I use that lens every day, simply love it. The only problem I have with it is in fact not it's fault. Manual focusing with the D3 and that lens mounted can be troublesome if you as I wear glasses. (And the D3 view finder is not t h a t bright...) It's hard to tell if the focus is on the eye or one cm in front of it, for instance. This has forced me to start using the live view with that lens at f1.4, since I can get a ten-fold magnification of the view in that mode. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsolomon Posted March 4, 2009 Share #7 Posted March 4, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) i second Ben's comments on using R glass. For me it added a completely new dimension to this fine camera. i have never used the 50 -200 Zuiko with my D3, but very interested buying one. As for a D4 - well we can only hope - there are a few things i would like to see -- moving image stablization into the camera would be a biggie Rich Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
denniswksit Posted March 4, 2009 Share #8 Posted March 4, 2009 I use the R lens with my Digilux 3 as well. They work brilliant! Apart from that, I also use a few Olympus lenses, of which I find the 70-300mm f.4-5.6 ED amazing...! I am now looking at the Leica D Summilux 25mm f.1.4 ASPH. Seems that the comments are all on the good side.... ^.^ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwind Posted March 4, 2009 Author Share #9 Posted March 4, 2009 Thanks for all the comments. I'm not sure which way I'm going. I still use the nikon d700 a lot and have bene using the d3 in place of the d300. The R lens sound like a winner. A 25 1.4 would be ideal. MY concern with the 50 - 200 is that stabalization is not in the lens. Dennis Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joppepop Posted March 4, 2009 Share #10 Posted March 4, 2009 There is no stabilization in the 25/1.4 either, just wanted to point that out even if it isn't such an issue as with the tele lens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsolomon Posted March 5, 2009 Share #11 Posted March 5, 2009 MY concern with the 50 - 200 is that stabalization is not in the lens. Dennis This is the main reason i would like to see a Digilux 4 -- along with a few other features.... like better high iso performance and 5 fps, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwind Posted March 5, 2009 Author Share #12 Posted March 5, 2009 My plans for the camera would be landscape/nature like water falls, walk around, kids and grand kids. The d700 would be for difficult lighting and sports and telephoto. Both would be more or less walk around but I've got a dlux 4 also which I carry it in a pocket all the time. I may be wrong but to my eyes the leicas are much better than the nikons. The pictures appear clearer, sharper and more dynamic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
denniswksit Posted March 5, 2009 Share #13 Posted March 5, 2009 There is no stabilization in the 25/1.4 either, just wanted to point that out even if it isn't such an issue as with the tele lens. Yes, the problem for my Olympus 70-300mm ED lens is that no image stabilization is built in the lens. I always use it with a shutter speed not slower than 1/100 or with a tripod. However, I think that the 25mm f.1.4 would not be a problem even without the IS for the lens is more handy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASpes Posted March 5, 2009 Share #14 Posted March 5, 2009 Thanks for all the comments.I'm not sure which way I'm going. ... MY concern with the 50 - 200 is that stabalization is not in the lens. Dennis Dennis, if you want a stabilised lens in that range there an option that we seem to have forgotten in this thread, the Pana/Leica 14-150/3.5-5.6. It's about the size of your current lens, with the same unique aperture ring of course and stabilised. Optically is an excellent performer, though not as perfect as many (but less critical) Oly and Leica R lenses. In fact by some it has been defined as the best 10x zoom around in any brand. The main drawback is that its brightness at the long end makes it more suitable for shooting in fairly good light, but anyway with its size, reach and stabilisation, it has a mix of features that make it a real sweet lens and in fact it has become my walk-around lens since I bought it some 6 month ago. If you want examples from it feel free to browse my most recent pix in the 2009/2008 "collection" as most of them come from this lens. Just my usual disclaimer applies, do not blame the lens or the D/3 if you happen not to like them ... Hope this helps. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwind Posted March 5, 2009 Author Share #15 Posted March 5, 2009 Thanks for the information, that is what I'm looking for. You're pictures are beautiful and thanks for sharing them! Dennis, if you want a stabilised lens in that range there an option that we seem to have forgotten in this thread, the Pana/Leica 14-150/3.5-5.6. It's about the size of your current lens, with the same unique aperture ring of course and stabilised. Optically is an excellent performer, though not as perfect as many (but less critical) Oly and Leica R lenses. In fact by some it has been defined as the best 10x zoom around in any brand. The main drawback is that its brightness at the long end makes it more suitable for shooting in fairly good light, but anyway with its size, reach and stabilisation, it has a mix of features that make it a real sweet lens and in fact it has become my walk-around lens since I bought it some 6 month ago. If you want examples from it feel free to browse my most recent pix in the 2009/2008 "collection" as most of them come from this lens. Just my usual disclaimer applies, do not blame the lens or the D/3 if you happen not to like them ... Hope this helps. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmr Posted March 5, 2009 Share #16 Posted March 5, 2009 Dennis: A good friend of mine, Buzzy, has a used (Like New) 25mm f1.4 in his shop. (Memphis Photo Supply) Give him a shout. Again, he is a good friend and I bought a lot of Leica gears stuff from him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJLogan Posted March 17, 2009 Share #17 Posted March 17, 2009 One lens I CANNOT recommend is the Panasonic 14-150. I've had two of these die on me with only a few hundred exposures before failure. On the other hand, the Panasonic 25mm is indeed a wonder. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruhayat Posted March 18, 2009 Share #18 Posted March 18, 2009 Other than the excellent R lenses, you might also want to investigate using manual Zuiko OM lenses. You need a separate OM-mount adapter for that. But the lens and adapter combo is dirt cheap, so it costs little to try them out. So far I have used a 50/1.8 and 35/2.8 with good success. Both have different characters -- sharpness, colour rendition, bokeh -- to my Leica-R 50/2 and 28/2.8 lenses. Actually, I prefer the bokeh of the OM lenses for black and white shots, although they can make edges a leeetle too sharply etched. The Leicas still have the better lifelike/realistic rendition, in my opinion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJLogan Posted March 18, 2009 Share #19 Posted March 18, 2009 Other than the excellent R lenses, you might also want to investigate using manual Zuiko OM lenses. You need a separate OM-mount adapter for that. But the lens and adapter combo is dirt cheap, so it costs little to try them out. Excellent suggestion. I have a couple of OM lenses which I use with great success, though I always wish I had a better focussing screen when using them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdannn Posted January 18, 2010 Share #20 Posted January 18, 2010 Dennis, if you want a stabilised lens in that range there an option that we seem to have forgotten in this thread, the Pana/Leica 14-150/3.5-5.6. It's about the size of your current lens, with the same unique aperture ring of course and stabilised. Optically is an excellent performer, though not as perfect as many (but less critical) Oly and Leica R lenses. In fact by some it has been defined as the best 10x zoom around in any brand. The main drawback is that its brightness at the long end makes it more suitable for shooting in fairly good light, but anyway with its size, reach and stabilisation, it has a mix of features that make it a real sweet lens and in fact it has become my walk-around lens since I bought it some 6 month ago. If you want examples from it feel free to browse my most recent pix in the 2009/2008 "collection" as most of them come from this lens. Just my usual disclaimer applies, do not blame the lens or the D/3 if you happen not to like them ... Hope this helps. Just wanted you to know that I like your photos. Talented! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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