Recent content by Porky4

Nice set of images Graham. More than nice, in fact, excellent. Mind you, if that moon shot was taken with the 20mm, or another lens @ 20mm, I'll eat your lens pouch! :eek: :naughty: Paul :cool:

Well, I have to disagree with you there. :nono: If you want or need a different focal length to frame the shot you wish to take, you have to use a different lens. Now, I accept that a 20mm (40mm equiv.) lens may well satisfy most, if not all of your requirements, but I'm afraid it doesn't even...

The examples in that second link of yours shows what a good kit lens the 14-45 is. It's also the reason I sold my 20mm F1.7 - I didn't find it that much better than the 14-45 @ 20mm to warrant carrying it and the associated hassle of swapping lenses when you want a longer, or shorter focal...

:agree: (with both the above posts :)) Can even use the excellent MF Assist through the viewfinder! :clap: Paul :cool:

Ah! But as it's 4/3 not m4/3 you wouldn't have the choice of MF lenses available! :eek: You know it makes sense! Just get bigger pockets! :lol: Don't know about the E-PL1, but I've read that the GF1 V/F is a bit ropy. Nice camera though! :thumbs: Am I winning yet? :D :naughty: Paul :cool:

From the other equipment that you've got, I can see where you're coming from, but I think that you will be hard pressed to find a smaller camera with a viewfinder/EVF than the G1 that you can use your MF lenses on. If you do find something, I'd appreciate your letting us know - just so's we can...

From what you say, I think the Panasonic G1 fits the bill. Really good EVF and a crystal clear articulated LCD that's great for tripod (eg. macro) work. As I mentioned in my reply to grum, the Canon FD 28mm F2.8 is a really nice lens and can still be bought for peanuts. The best thing of all is...

I think that this lens doesn't look too bad on the G1. The adapter adds to the length, of course, but we can live with that, eh? I've got that lens and it's a very good one and still reasonably priced. The FD 28mm F2.8 is a nice sharp lens as well and is even cheaper (I got an absolutely mint...

OK, see what you mean now. I'm not aware of any adapters that will do this with a m4/3 camera, but I've been wrong before! :lol: Paul :cool:

Hi, I may be wrong, but I'm pretty sure that the specific camera example you used (Lumix L1) is not Micro 4/3, but is one of the earlier 4/3 cameras. There is much less scope for using other manufacturer lenses on 4/3 that there is on m4/3. The beauty of the m4/3 system is that it is a...

Sorry, not really sure I understand the question. Most (if not quite all) of the adapters I am aware of will only allow manual focus with no electrical contact between the camera body and lens. There are Panasonic and Olympus adapters that will allow a 4/3 lens to be mounted on m4/3 body that do...

Stop talking dirty :shake: , this is a m4/3 thread! :D :razz: :banana:

Hi Danny, "playing" with a set of bellows can be great fun (and enable great macro performance). I got a old set of BPM Bellows, with FD body and lens adapters and a Leica lens adapter on eBay for £35. My m4/3 to FD adapter allows me to connect it to my G1 and with a nice FD lens on the front...

Hey CJS, if I recall correctly from the thread these photos came from, this lens was made in the 1930s. Brilliant that m4/3 has given these old lenses a new lease of life. Even if it does look a little strange! :eek: Paul :cool:

Yeh! I think that the G1 has a lens mount weight limit of about 1Kg, or less. TBH, I wouldn't want to go that high without supporting the lens. Bit of a problem if the lens doesn't have a tripod mount though! Paul :cool: