m4/3 porn thread

[gavinlg]

E-p1/E-p2/Gf1/G1/gh1 - show 'em off!

[mabelsound]

[wjlapier]

Originally Posted by mabelsound

How well does the tilt work on the mFT bodies? I have the lens and plan on having it converted to F-mount to use on my D700.

[mabelsound]

Originally Posted by wjlapier

How well does the tilt work on the mFT bodies? I have the lens and plan on having it converted to F-mount to use on my D700.

Quite well. A few examples here. Shift is less effective, due to the longer effective focal length...

[leica M2 fan]

Your Lumix sure does look good, fine shooter too.

[kshapero]

Curious? How do these cameras perform when mated to a manual focus lens of old; like an M mount or a Nikon lens?

[srtiwari]

Originally Posted by kshapero

Curious? How do these cameras perform when mated to a manual focus lens of old; like an M mount or a Nikon lens?

My personal experience is - "Ok". My photos with the Legacy lenses (Leica Zeiss VC) on the G1 never quite seem as sharp. However, some people seem to be quite satisfied. The Panasonic 14-45mm and the 20m F1.7 are so good that one doesn't seem to miss other lenses.

[mabelsound]

Very well, with SLR lenses or Olympus Pen lenses of any focal length, and rangefinder lenses of 50mm and up. Wide RF lenses tend to vignette and go soft in the corners but still work pretty well.

[Pickett Wilson]

I dunno. While these modern cameras are certainly functional, they just don't have the porn value of an old Leica or SLR, somehow.

[mabelsound]

Originally Posted by Pickett Wilson

I dunno. While these modern cameras are certainly functional, they just don't have the porn value of an old Leica or SLR, somehow.

Agreed. I do think they look pretty good, though--the E-P1/2 are definitely the porniest.

[jsrockit]

Originally Posted by Pickett Wilson

I dunno. While these modern cameras are certainly functional, they just don't have the porn value of an old Leica or SLR, somehow.

True, but that Olympus up top looks quite nice for a modern camera...that strap looks cool on it.

[dogberryjr]

+1 what Siriwarti said.

[kshapero]

Thanks folks. good info is always important in case GAS strikes.

[wjlapier]

I've used the Leica 35/2 ASPH on my GF1 and I was amazed at how well the images looked on a Panasonic 42" Plasma HDTV.

Current kit less added 14-45 and 45-200.



Before I went with a wrist strap and dropped the case.

[shadowfox]

There... just for completeness' sake.



My first m4/3rd adapter is en route. When it arrives, I'll have a report on how the excellent Konica Hexanon AR lenses perform on the E-P2.

[jsrockit]

Originally Posted by shadowfox

That PEN-FT is drool worthy.

[peterm1]

Something I had not realised is that both the Olympus E-P2 and the Panasonic Lumix GF 1 have electronic accessory viewfinders (I cant recall seeing this advertised much I guess because its a bit of a niche market thing of no great interest to the great unwashed.) My main interest in the possibility of owning an M4/3 camera is to use my Leica M glass but would not consider trying this without a proper finder. The existence of finders makes this a reasonable possibility.

Has anyone here tried this on one of these cameras WITH the accessory finder? I would be interested in knowing how it works (e.g. does the finder show a focus confirmation mark and is it sufficiently high res to be usable ?

Thanks in advance.

[gavinlg]

Originally Posted by peterm1

Something I had not realised is that both the Olympus E-P2 and the Panasonic Lumix GF 1 have accessory viewfinders (I cant recall seeing this advertised much I guess because its a bit of a niche market thing of no great interest to the great unwashed.) My main interest in the possibility of owning an M4/3 camera is to use my Leica M glass but would not consider trying this without a proper finder. The existence of finders makes this a reasonable possibility.

Has anyone here tried this on one of these cameras WITH the accessory finder? I would be interested in knowing how it works (e.g. does the finder show a focus confirmation mark and is it sufficiently high res to be usable ?

Thanks in advance.

The GF1 EVF is very small and just useable. The E-P2 OVF significantly higher resolution and about the same size as the canon 5d/olympus e-3 VF.

[ruben]

Originally Posted by peterm1

Something I had not realised is that both the Olympus E-P2 and the Panasonic Lumix GF 1 have electronic accessory viewfinders (I cant recall seeing this advertised much I guess because its a bit of a niche market thing of no great interest to the great unwashed.) My main interest in the possibility of owning an M4/3 camera is to use my Leica M glass but would not consider trying this without a proper finder. The existence of finders makes this a reasonable possibility.

Has anyone here tried this on one of these cameras WITH the accessory finder? I would be interested in knowing how it works (e.g. does the finder show a focus confirmation mark and is it sufficiently high res to be usable ?

Thanks in advance.

Hi Peter,
The G1 has the most advanced electronic viewfinder, which enhances the viewfinder technology in many senses, but for resolution because it does't uses a mirror. This doesn't mean at all that the image is "so so", not at all, since in case of low light the viewfinder lightens the image no matter if you are using a dedicated lens or an old manual focus lens. Therefore it is my personal opinion that the G1 EVF is a further technological advance over any other dslr viewfinder, including the detachabe ones of Panasonic and Olympus micro 4/3.

The only problem you will have with any of the micro 4/3 is that they convert the original focal length of any manual focus lens X2, meaning that you will suffer with the manual focus wide lenses.

The original Kit zom of the G1 will give you a true focal lenth of up to the traditional 28mm, although there are wider micro 4/3 zooms.

Cheers,
Ruben

[sabesh]

[PatrickT]

Originally Posted by fdigital

E-p1/E-p2/Gf1/G1/gh1 - show 'em off!

That is INCREDIBLY good looking, as is the GF1 above this with the OVF.

More!

[gavinlg]

PatrickT I know you've already seen this one:

[jsrockit]

More please...

[Avotius]

....must....buy...EP1 black skin....and tan strap.....

[jsrockit]

More... you're making me want a used E-P1.