Leica 4/3 Lenses Coming !

tomcat · 2nd February 2006

According to this post
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/re...ssage=16983661

Panasonic will be announcing their 4/3 DSLR this month and Leica will be producing 4/3 lenses for Panasonic's DSLR.
That would mean that we could then be able to add Leica 4/3 lenses to our arsenal for our Olympus DSLRs.
Sweeeeet !

tao · 2nd February 2006

A Leica telezoom with O.I.S. will be brilliant and I want my fast Leica primes!!

And read this thread as well.

Hacker · 2nd February 2006

I just hope all the rumours are true.

Gerlim · 2nd February 2006

I hope so too! Been shooting some Leica glass with an adaptor on the E-300 and believe me it isn't quite so easy to get a good focus in less than good lighting! But when you do get it ....right...

In any case, some assistance from AF would help a lot!

nightpiper · 3rd February 2006

why wait when u can use them now.

more details will be coming soon in a forum near you, in the mean time.... a little teaser:

burger · 3rd February 2006

Originally Posted by nightpiper

why wait when u can use them now.

more details will be coming soon in a forum near you, in the mean time.... a little teaser:

no Mac related teasers this time round

i hope your "soon" is not the same "soon" as the Oly price revision

Hacker · 3rd February 2006

Originally Posted by Gerlim

I hope so too! Been shooting some Leica glass with an adaptor on the E-300 and believe me it isn't quite so easy to get a good focus in less than good lighting! But when you do get it ....right...

In any case, some assistance from AF would help a lot!

Yup, am looking for the Summicron 50 and 90 f2. However, not sure the lenses will have too much resolution (may not be a bad thing), serious "aberration correction and an exit pupil at the wrong place to make them good for digital photography" to quote one Leica site.

Gerlim · 3rd February 2006

Don't worry. I have tried lesser lenses such as the M42 Russian 85mm F2, 135mmCZJ F3.5 etc.. on the E-300 and they are more than able to give good results..(as long as focus is spot on!). I am quite sure the Leicas will pull through. One nice thing about the E-System is that it is so adaptable to many legacy lenses of the film era!

If the E-330 is as "legacy lens friendly" as speculated, I would most likely put it down as a must buy item for 2006!

Hacker · 12th February 2006

Taken this morning @ his usual place near the window using the Summicron 50mf2:

#1

#2

#3

nightpiper · 12th February 2006

EXCELLET!! no need to use flash now. sssswwweeeeettttt~~!

Hacker · 12th February 2006

No flash, all natural lighting...

Hacker · 12th February 2006

One more.....

2nd February 2006	#4
Gerlim Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 115	Re: Leica 4/3 Lenses Coming ! I hope so too! Been shooting some Leica glass with an adaptor on the E-300 and believe me it isn't quite so easy to get a good focus in less than good lighting! But when you do get it ....right... In any case, some assistance from AF would help a lot!

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Gerlim Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 115	Re: Leica 4/3 Lenses Coming ! Don't worry. I have tried lesser lenses such as the M42 Russian 85mm F2, 135mmCZJ F3.5 etc.. on the E-300 and they are more than able to give good results..(as long as focus is spot on!). I am quite sure the Leicas will pull through. One nice thing about the E-System is that it is so adaptable to many legacy lenses of the film era! If the E-330 is as "legacy lens friendly" as speculated, I would most likely put it down as a must buy item for 2006!

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Hacker Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Cyberspace Posts: 3,023	Re: Leica 4/3 Lenses Coming ! Taken this morning @ his usual place near the window using the Summicron 50mf2: #1 #2 #3

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2nd February 2006	#1
tomcat Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 3,455	Leica 4/3 Lenses Coming ! According to this post http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/re...ssage=16983661 Panasonic will be announcing their 4/3 DSLR this month and Leica will be producing 4/3 lenses for Panasonic's DSLR. That would mean that we could then be able to add Leica 4/3 lenses to our arsenal for our Olympus DSLRs. Sweeeeet ! __________________ Fish Pics:http://www.pbase.com/pschia/oddballs IR Pics:http://www.pbase.com/pschia/infra_red

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tao Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Land of the Vegetables Posts: 2,951	Re: Leica 4/3 Lenses Coming ! A Leica telezoom with O.I.S. will be brilliant and I want my fast Leica primes!! And read this thread as well.

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Hacker Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Cyberspace Posts: 3,023	Re: Leica 4/3 Lenses Coming ! I just hope all the rumours are true.

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nightpiper Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,794	why wait when u can use them now. more details will be coming soon in a forum near you, in the mean time.... a little teaser: