canon lens on olympus body adapters

[ozkid88]

hi. i'm kinda new here, still dont understand y olympus lens are so much more expensive than canon lens.... anyone care to share?? and i saw an adapter for olympus bodies to use canon or nickon lens and considering how much cheaper they are, i feel really tempted to buy... can anyone tell me more about it and if i should buy it at all?? haha thx in advance!

[Gerlim]

You saw a Canon lens (EOS??) to Oly FT body adapter? Where? I dun think this exists. And if it did, there is no way to control the apeture.

[zuikoku]

Originally Posted by ozkid88 hi. i'm kinda new here, still dont understand y olympus lens are so much more expensive than canon lens.... anyone care to share?? and i saw an adapter for olympus bodies to use canon or nickon lens and considering how much cheaper they are, i feel really tempted to buy... can anyone tell me more about it and if i should buy it at all?? haha thx in advance!

Some Zuiko Digital Lenses are quite expensive compare on the same FL on Canon Leagues but you will appreciate the pics quality from them..

Today I'm using Nikkor to Olympus 4/3 adapter and Leica R to 4/3 adapter which satisfy me with the results !

[OlyFlyer]

Originally Posted by ozkid88 hi. i'm kinda new here, still dont understand y olympus lens are so much more expensive than canon lens.... anyone care to share?? and i saw an adapter for olympus bodies to use canon or nickon lens and considering how much cheaper they are, i feel really tempted to buy... can anyone tell me more about it and if i should buy it at all?? haha thx in advance!

I don't think there are any Canon adapters. The lens is just too different. There are adapters for all the other lenses for other brands. Anyway, not to compare with any 4/3 lenses since unless the lens is for 4/3 you have to work in full manual mode. If you think Oly lenses are expensive get Sigma. Those are also good but much less expensive. On the plus side is you get full AF and aperture control.


You should ask admin to move this to fourthirds section of the forum. That is where most ppl discuss 4/3 issues.

[drakon09]

Originally Posted by ozkid88 hi. i'm kinda new here, still dont understand y olympus lens are so much more expensive than canon lens.... anyone care to share?? and i saw an adapter for olympus bodies to use canon or nickon lens and considering how much cheaper they are, i feel really tempted to buy... can anyone tell me more about it and if i should buy it at all?? haha thx in advance!

Oly lenses so much more expensive than Canon lenses?

Like?

[Mikefellh]

Originally Posted by ozkid88 hi. i'm kinda new here, still dont understand y olympus lens are so much more expensive than canon lens.... anyone care to share??

Are you sure you're comparing like lenses, Olympus 300mm f/2.8 -> Canon 600mm f/2.8

Originally Posted by ozkid88 and i saw an adapter for olympus bodies to use canon or nickon lens and considering how much cheaper they are, i feel really tempted to buy... can anyone tell me more about it and if i should buy it at all?? haha thx in advance!

There isn't a Canon adapter...if there is, it's only for the very old MANUAL lenses. None of the lens adapters on the market convert electronic systems, they're only for manual lenses. Here's a site that talks about using adapters:
http://www.wrotniak.net/photo/oly-e/any-lens.html
(while you're there click on the "Other Articles" link to learn more about your camera)

[Kid Shotter]

Canon lens(EF) is too big to fit into 4/3.So it is impossible to do that.

[Blu-By-U]

Yeah sigma....the Sigma 55-200 is only a fraction of the Zuiko 50-200. The FOV is almost the same but the picture quality is only a fraction of the Zuiko.

Pay for what you get.

[OlyFlyer]

Originally Posted by Blu-By-U Yeah sigma....the Sigma 55-200 is only a fraction of the Zuiko 50-200. The FOV is almost the same but the picture quality is only a fraction of the Zuiko. Pay for what you get.

It is true that you pay for what you get but in some cases you even have to pay for a name. IMO the name is not very important. I have no Sigma yet but planning to get the 135-400mm once it is available here in Sweden.

As for the 55-200mm I don't know the differences - because I don't have any of the two lenses - between that and the Oly 50-200. I dare say without having seen the results, the Sigma should beat any lens that is not designed for E-systems or other 4/3 cameras. Here we are speaking of Canon on 4/3 camera, and even if Canon is not possible at all to use on 4/3, ozkid88 is talking about economy and budget. I am just guessing, but a Sigma wins over any manual lens. Even if in a lab tests some manual lenses may give better results, the AF and automatic aperture control makes the Sigma more useful, giving a higher percentage of keepers. Although, even Sigma lenses are more expensive than most eBayed second hand film lenses are.

[ozkid88]

Originally Posted by OlyFlyer It is true that you pay for what you get but in some cases you even have to pay for a name. IMO the name is not very important. I have no Sigma yet but planning to get the 135-400mm once it is available here in Sweden. As for the 55-200mm I don't know the differences - because I don't have any of the two lenses - between that and the Oly 50-200. I dare say without having seen the results, the Sigma should beat any lens that is not designed for E-systems or other 4/3 cameras. Here we are speaking of Canon on 4/3 camera, and even if Canon is not possible at all to use on 4/3, ozkid88 is talking about economy and budget. I am just guessing, but a Sigma wins over any manual lens. Even if in a lab tests some manual lenses may give better results, the AF and automatic aperture control makes the Sigma more useful, giving a higher percentage of keepers. Although, even Sigma lenses are more expensive than most eBayed second hand film lenses are.

yup... i'm a student and really new on this, only 19 yrs old actually... still a small boy in age and a new born baby to photography, so yea... budget is definitely an issue for me...as olyflyer siad... 'economy and budget' yea.. think there will not be an AF for using thses lens and i dont mind, what can u expect when u're on a budget yea? haha...but the Qn still lies, should i get it... below there are 3 links on the nikon lens to olympus bodies... and its selling super cheap! if buying this means i can get cheaper lenses... Y NOT?? haha... maybe i should try!?and can tell u guys how it is...after all.. OMs are no longer in production and limited focal range and apperture...

http://cgi.ebay.com.sg/Nikon-adapter...QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com.sg/Nikon-Lens-to...QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com.sg/Nikon-AF-Lens...QQcmdZViewItem

[drakon09]

If you are willing to do without AF then sure, the second hand manual lenses will be your cheapest option.

Flyer is correct to say that the Sigma range for 4/3 is also the cheapest if you want AF.

Alternatively, stick to the Zuiko kit lenses. They do a fair job, and are much better than the competition.

[Mikefellh]

Originally Posted by ozkid88 yup... i'm a student and really new on this, only 19 yrs old actually... still a small boy in age and a new born baby to photography,

I never think of age as a barrier to photography...my first camera as a child was a 6x6 fully manual medium format range finder (you had to set EVERYTHING yourself (even c.ock the shutter (CS originally censored that word)), and had to carry both a light meter and a focus-finder)...and at 11 I started doing my own darkroom printing...kids today are lucky; I'd love to have had this camera at 19, I would have taken 1000's of pictures a month.

[OlyFlyer]

Originally Posted by ozkid88 yup... i'm a student and really new on this, only 19 yrs old actually... still a small boy in age and a new born baby to photography, so yea... budget is definitely an issue for me...as olyflyer siad... 'economy and budget' yea.. think there will not be an AF for using thses lens and i dont mind, what can u expect when u're on a budget yea? haha...but the Qn still lies, should i get it... below there are 3 links on the nikon lens to olympus bodies... and its selling super cheap! if buying this means i can get cheaper lenses... Y NOT?? haha... maybe i should try!?and can tell u guys how it is...after all.. OMs are no longer in production and limited focal range and apperture... http://cgi.ebay.com.sg/Nikon-adapter...QQcmdZViewItem http://cgi.ebay.com.sg/Nikon-Lens-to...QQcmdZViewItem http://cgi.ebay.com.sg/Nikon-AF-Lens...QQcmdZViewItem

Yes, get one if you are ready to use manual focus and aperture. If the images turn out to be good or bad depands also on lens quality as well as the quality of the adapter and your abilities to control the camera and the lens. I guess it is easier to find Nikon lenses than Oly. I have no experience in Nikon, so I can not help. On the minus side for Nikon is the fact that the lenses may be too used (risk for having been used by a pro), unless you find a real mint...
Don't get a Canon lens, unless you know what you are doing.

Good Luck!