[Leica] M Lenses on GF-1

[drodgers at casefarms.com (David Rodgers)]

Henning,

I'm big on ergonomics. I can tell pretty quickly whether or not I like
how something feels. The 50/1.4 on the GF-1 felt close to ideal. I envy
you and wish I had the ASPH version :-).

I haven't looked that much at the Micro Four Thirds lenses. The zooms
you mention sound interesting. Seems to me like manufactures may be
doing things with firmware to overcome limitations in optical design. So
going with a WA lens designed by the manufacturer for their Four Thirds
camera is probably the way to do. I'd wish Leica offered some lenses
specifically for Micro Four Thirds. Don't they made a 45 for Four
Thirds? 

I'm so impressed with the micro Four Thirds format that I may even buy a
Olympus down the road. I like the idea of in-body IS. When I put the
finder in zoom mode for critical focus it becomes apparent that my hands
aren't as steady as they once were. I really notice it with the 50mm
lenses. 

Dave R

 

-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+drodgers=casefarms.com at leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+drodgers=casefarms.com at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
Henning Wulff
Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 2:41 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] M Lenses on GF-1

I've also been quite pleased with the use of M lenses on the GF-1 and 
G1. The lens I tend to use mostly is the 50/1.4 ASPH; it balances 
well and complements the 20/1.7 nicely. Occasionally I've used the 
75/1.4 and 75/2 and even the 135's, but the 135/2.8 starts to look 
stooopid on the GF-1, and since I have the 45-200 with IS, that is 
usually the better choice.

What I do use quite a bit is the Leica Bellows II with various 
lenses, including the 65 and the lensheads of the 135/4 Tele-Elmar as 
well as more specialized macro lenses. These work quite well, and the 
bellows unit is fairly compact and good handling for what it is.

With respect to the wider lenses, the smearing in the corners with M 
focal lengths shorter than 35mm bothers me enough that I generally 
don't use them. The CV 12, 15 and 21 all suffer from this a fair bit. 
Also, I have the truly outstanding 7-14 so the wide angle options 
aren't generally that appealing. It'll be interesting to see how the 
new 9-18 Olympus collapsible lens performs as it will be a fair bit 
less expensive than the Panasonic wide zoom and also a lot smaller 
when collapsed.


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