[Leica] OT: GH1, GF1 Adapters

[henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff)]

At 4:26 PM -0400 4/13/10, Vince Passaro wrote:
>Henning,
>That's brilliant. Where does one get that reverse adapter? Is it for the
>micro 4/3 14-45 or the big 4/3 14-45? I was assuming since you said
>"Panasonic" that you mean micro 4/3 but there are of course earlier full
>size 4/3 Panasonic mounts.
>Thanks,
>Vince




Available at your local ebay for about $15 if I recall, and it's for 
52mm thread lenses, so that covers the 14-45 and 45-200 m4/3. The 
whole post was about m4/3. The 20/1.7 also works with step up ring, 
but the 14-45 is the most useful as you can change magnification by 
turning the zoom ring, it's a useful macro range and the quality is 
outstanding, and I say this having a lot of experience with top 
flight dedicated macro stuff.




>On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 2:17 PM, Henning Wulff <henningw at 
>archiphoto.com>wrote:
>
>>  Just like Contarex, Canon EOS and Nikon G lenses, the aperture on Maxxum
>>>  mount lenses is controlled  from the camera body. I don't believe you 
>>> will
>>>  be able to change it.
>>>
>>>  I'd advise you to send the Sony lens back and get an old  manual focus
>>>  macro Nikkor, Canon FD, Minolta MD or similar lens.
>>>
>>>  ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Laird" <digiratidoc at 
>>> gmail.com>
>>>  To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
>>>  Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 9:08 AM
>>>  Subject: [Leica] OT: GH1, GF1 Adapters
>>>
>>>
>>>   I recently order a Sony 30mm f/2.8 Macro on impulse while ordering
>>>>   some supplies from B&H. It arrived today but I'm still waiting for my
>>>>   adapter for Sony Minolta MA lenses to arrive from Singapore on the
>>>>   boat (Seriously, I paid for it on e*** March 26th and haven't seen it
>>>>   yet!). While unpacking the lens I noticed that Sony Alpha lenses have
>>>>   no aperture control. Is there a way to adjust the aperture while on an
>>>>   adapter so I can use it with my GH1? I ordered it cause I wanted a
>>>>   small, light macro lens on my GH1, it has good reviews and it's
>>>>   inexpensive. Do the adapters control the aperture, or am I missing
>>>>   something obvious?
>>>>
>>>>   Jim Laird
>>>>
>>>>
>>  I have a reverse adapter for the Panasonic; it allows the reverse 
>> mounting
>>  of the 14-45 zoom which happens to be an excellent macro lens when thus
>>  used. The only thing is that before using it that way, I have to have it
>>  mounted normally and set the lens to the aperture I want to shoot with, 
>> stop
>>  it down with the dof preview button, and dismount the lens while holding
>>  down that button.
>>
>>  The aperture then stays at the one set and I reverse mount the lens.
>>  Focussing and shooting at the stopped down aperture causes no problems on
>>  the Panasonic cameras, as the magnified focussing is excellent and the 
>> LCD
>>  brightens automatically. The whole thing sounds clumsier than it is in
>>  practice.
>>
>>  I can also use EOS lenses in this way, but that doesn't work as smoothly
>>  since I have to have an EOS body around to stop down the lens, and the 
>> stop
>>  down function isn't a button but a menu item. So it's easier to set the
>>  camera manually at say a 1 sec exposure and the aperture I want, hit the
>>  shutter button and take the lens off while the shutter is open. Then I 
>> can
>>  put the EOS lens on the adapter and on the Panasonic camera.
>>
>>
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