List your current m43 lens collection, both native and those via adaptors.

[JW73]

For me-
1) 7mm FY Samyang
2) 20mm f1.7
3) 45mm Oly f1.8
4) 12-50mm kit lens

[wonglp]

wow..voluntary declaration of assets ?
very dangerous for me to do so ...the tax officer would come after me....

you are too elusive and far away

[speedtest99]

Here's mine.

Native m43:
Panasonic 7-14, 20, 100-300
Voigtlander nokton 25/0.95
Olympus 45.
Samyang Fisheye 7.5mm

Most used. 7-14 for landscapes. 45 for portraits. 25 for low light. 20 for walkaround street.
Don't use much zooms coz there's not much quality compact zooms when first started on mirrorless, I learn to adapt my shooting since then, but Pany 12-35 is something...

Procrastinating on: 12-35/75/35-100. Limiting to one, hopefully my sanity prevails...

Adapted:
Olympus 50/1.4 (absolute favorite) x 2, ye, that's how much i like it hehe
Olympus Pen F 38/1.8, really small and sharp
Minolta Rokkor PG 58/1.2 for the DOF, the weight is a killer though.
Konica Hexanon 57/1.4.
Contax G Carl Zeiss 90/2.8
Carl Zeiss ZM 50/2 Planar
Canon 35/2 LTM
Voigtlander Heliar 12/5.6 LTM
Voigtlander 50/1.5 LTM
Auto revuenon 55/1.4 m42
Leica 50/1.5 Summarit LTM
Leica R Summicron 50/2
ZD 40-150.

Classic bokeh is something I like, can't help it

i almost fainted when i see your list of exotic adapted lens, you seems to have alot of 50mm primes.
How is the performance of Canon 35/2 LTM? how much is it in the 2nd hand market?

[speedtest99]

thanks bro finally got courage to list some of my lenses 99% are legacy lenses :P


Native m4/3
1. PL 25mm f1.4

My Fav Adapted Legacy Lenses

Canon FL (predates the FD lenses)
1. Canon FL 50 f1.2
2. Canon FL 85 f1.8

My beloved Leica lenses
1. Summicron 50 f2
2. Elmarit 90 f2.8
3. Elmarit 135 f2.8

Carl Ziess Lens
1. Biotar 58 f2 (rumored that this was the lens Russian copied for thier Helios 58 f/2)
2. Sony Carl Ziess 16-80 (AF) f3.5-4.5 - since m4/3 you can basically mount most lenses out there, so added this as sometimes uses this to my m4/3

Others
1. Nikkor 105 f2.8 micro (macro)
2. Samyang 8mm f3.5
3. Toy Lens 25mm f1.4
4. Couple of russians lenses
5. Couple of A-Mount Sony/Minolta legedary AF lenses also


The good part with mirrorless is basically you can mount most lenses out there

The thing missing on my m4/3 lens are those for landscape for now i still uses my A77 for landscape due to better DR than my EP3 maybe when I finally gotten my OMD I would start investing for Wide and UWA m4/3 native lenses for now I main use my m4/3 for portraits and street candids.

bro, you list is not far behind Wonglp, how can you feel shy about this.

[speedtest99]

wow..voluntary declaration of assets ?
very dangerous for me to do so ...the tax officer would come after me....

haha, are you refering to your wife (tax officer)?

next time if you intend to get a lens (say lens X),can drop by this thread to see who is having lens X,
and ask him question about the performance of the lens.
So, lets join in the fun to list your assets, fun to know what everyone is having too.

[rhino123]

So far I only had 3 lenses,

1) Pany 25mm f1.4
2) Oly 14-42mm
3) Oly 40-150mm

[albertri]

bro, you list is not far behind Wonglp, how can you feel shy about this.

WongLp was the one who poisoned me to these lenses he keep posting his pix in his FB until I cant tahan went back to Oly m4/3 thats why i love him so much

kidding aside m4/3 bring back the joy in photography specially using MF lenses AF lens are easy to use MF is quite a bit of a challenge this is where the joy comes in :-) when you over come the limitation of your gear/lens.

[MichaelLee]

haha, are you refering to your wife (tax officer)?

hahhaa..yes. she is amateur and also browsing CS ....

[MichaelLee]

WongLp was the one who poisoned me to these lenses he keep posting his pix in his FB until I cant tahan went back to Oly m4/3 thats why i love him so much

wonglp is the poison snake..

[albertri]

wonglp is the poison snake..

indeed bro indeed :-) and one heck of a photographer also :-)

[wonglp]

i almost fainted when i see your list of exotic adapted lens, you seems to have alot of 50mm primes.
How is the performance of Canon 35/2 LTM? how much is it in the 2nd hand market?

quite a few legacy are bought before price craze gone up no tks to mirrorless.
canon 35/2 ltm is about 600. swirly bokeh, serious nice and sharp wide open, very small light. but 1m min focus distance and flare like hell. can check out my flickr got a set dedicated to it. i use it on ricoh gxr though. as for 50mm, i was using Oly ZD50/2 really awesome prime for 43 camera and got used to the FL, even though it x2 (100mm eqv) , but on m43 really CMI AF, too slow, and i hate focus by wire. so that's how i started into MF.

So far I only had 3 lenses,

eh, haven't add the red rubber band ones leh...if you sell and convert then your list will grow

WongLp was the one who poisoned me to these lenses he keep posting his pix in his FB until I cant tahan went back to Oly m4/3 thats why i love him so much

kidding aside m4/3 bring back the joy in photography specially using MF lenses AF lens are easy to use MF is quite a bit of a challenge this is where the joy comes in :-) when you over come the limitation of your gear/lens.

i dun poison, i share the love

[speedtest99]

quite a few legacy are bought before price craze gone up no tks to mirrorless.
canon 35/2 ltm is about 600. swirly bokeh, serious nice and sharp wide open, very small light. but 1m min focus distance and flare like hell. can check out my flickr got a set dedicated to it. i use it on ricoh gxr though. as for 50mm, i was using Oly ZD50/2 really awesome prime for 43 camera and got used to the FL, even though it x2 (100mm eqv) , but on m43 really CMI AF, too slow, and i hate focus by wire. so that's how i started into MF.

you mean last time those legacy lens are cheaper, didn't know that.
have you tried any Leica lens, are they really that good, Contemptating to get one.
maybe Albertri can answer this since he has some Leica lens.

[nedy77]

I have a Olympus ep1
Canon fd 35mm f3.5
Carl zeiss jena 35-70mm
Toy Lens 25mm f1.4

[albertri]

you mean last time those legacy lens are cheaper, didn't know that.
have you tried any Leica lens, are they really that good, Contemptating to get one.
maybe Albertri can answer this since he has some Leica lens.

Yes bro last time those MF lenses are very cheap when EP1/EPL1 and Panasonic came out with mirrorless and some folks had started making adaptors for thier legacy lenses the prices start going up :-(

Hi Bro posted some leica photos taken by both EP3/EPL2 in the m4/3 photo sharing (under sticky) I would say Leica are great lenses I got poinson when I gotten y 1st Leica the PL 25 f1.4 then the Elmarit 135 f2.8 the rendering colors and sharpness are excellent.

check this out these pix are taken by leica :-)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/albertr...7630556460764/

[Silencerkw]

Panny announced a new 45-150. Supposed to replace the 45-200. Smaller lighter better build. You might want to wait for this... or... grab the 45-200 as prices drop (if you dont mind buying from overseas)..
Panasonic develops 45-150mm F4.0-5.6 ASPH tele-zoom for Micro Four Thirds: Digital Photography Review

Hope the new 45-150mm is not as ex as 12-35mm. Wallet already burn a big hole for the 12-35mm

[speedtest99]

Yes bro last time those MF lenses are very cheap when EP1/EPL1 and Panasonic came out with mirrorless and some folks had started making adaptors for thier legacy lenses the prices start going up :-(

Hi Bro posted some leica photos taken by both EP3/EPL2 in the m4/3 photo sharing (under sticky) I would say Leica are great lenses I got poinson when I gotten y 1st Leica the PL 25 f1.4 then the Elmarit 135 f2.8 the rendering colors and sharpness are excellent.

check this out these pix are taken by leica :-)

EP3 - a set on Flickr

thanks, indeed very nice pic taken by Leica 135.

[zapp!]

Any of those who have legacy lenses can share how much they got it for if possible...? Will shed light on how much inflation has occurred since the m4/3 platform became more popular

[MichaelLee]

Hope the new 45-150mm ..... (

my guess is SGD400 range

[senser]

me..since Dec 2012
first lens 20mm f1.7 favourite !no doubt!
borrowed 14-45 panny(almost never used)
borrowed M adapter/ Voiglander 50mm f1.1 great bokeh and shallow dof...but heavy and bulky
bought 45mm f1.8 yes love it...great for kid shots while they play at playground...bought a variable ND filter hercules brand to shoot wide open in daylight ...degrade IQ..pls dun buy!
bought 7.5mm FE , yes useful but later traded for oly 12-50 (since i got the canon mount version 8mm samyang already)
borrowed summicron 28mm and 50mm f2 ...great lens in small package!

I figured if i go holiday 3 lens small and light enuf :
12-50 cover wide/landscape side....
street scene/night scene 20mm will do...
45mm for stealing portraits of interesting faces of strangers....

[speedtest99]

I figured if i go holiday 3 lens small and light enuf :
12-50 cover wide/landscape side....
street scene/night scene 20mm will do...
45mm for stealing portraits of interesting faces of strangers....

yes, good choice.
same for me. I will also bring 20, 12-50 and 45 if i go holiday.