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David Norfolk (a group admin) says:
18 Oct 11 - Hi All, Pete has left the Olympus family, and has asked Stuart and I to carry on here. I've
changed the title page a bit and micro 4/3rds is now OK, but otherwise the status quo continues

I'm amazed at the variety of lenses that work well with 4/3rds.

And, the Oly factsheet on using legacy OM lenses with fourthirds is here:
www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_section/cpg_files/mf1instcomp.pdf

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About 4/3rds Adapters: Legacy Lenses on 4/3rds (& Micro 4/3rds) Bodies

Welcome all users of Legacy Lenses on 4/3rds and micro 4/3rds cameras!

Congratulations to Wah2523, our Picture Of The Month Winner

Spider & Bee by wah5253


Please post any pictures taken with Four Thirds digital SLRs (Olympus E-1 or E-3, E-30, E-3xx, E-4xx, E-5xx, E-6xx, Panasonic DMC-L1, etc.) using lenses created for older film SLRs with some kind of 4/3rds adapter (such as the Olympus MF-1 for OM mount lenses).

PLEASE do not post images taken with digital lenses. They will be removed without further warning! It wastes your time and the Admins time, so please don't do it.


Please add pictures of your gear to the Pictures of Your Gear .I is fine to use digital lenses for these pics as they are not in the main photo stream. Pictures of gear (just like any other photo) taken with a legacy lens + 4/3rds camera body are still welcome in the group pool, as long as it is clear from the tags and/or description which lens and camera were used.



Ein Willkommen an alle Nutzer alter analoger Objektive an 4/3 Kameras.
Bitte postet alle Bilder, die mit Four Thirds Digitalgehäusen (Olympus E-1 or E-3, E-30, E-3xx, E-4xx, E-5xx, E-6xx, Panasonic DMC-L1, etc.) unter Verwendung von analogen Objektiven aus der Film-Zeit und einem 4/3 Adapter (z.B. Olympus MF-1 für OM Objektive) gemacht wurden.
BITTE keine Bilder mit digitalen Objektiven. Sie werden unmittelbar gelöscht! Ihr verschwendet nur Eure und die Zeit der Administratoren.
Bitte nutzt die Tags, um den Objektivtyp und Hersteller zu spezifizieren.

Bienvenue sur le groupe des objectifs anciens pour les appareils 4/3.
Merci de poster uniquement des photos prises avec les appareils reflex numeriques 4/3 (Olympus E-1 or E-3, E-30, E-3xx, E-4xx, E-5xx, E-6xx, Panasonic DMC-L1, etc.) en utilisant les anciens objectifs fabriqués pour les anciens appareils reflex en utilisant une sorte d’adaptateur 4/3rds (comme l’Olympus MF-1 pour les montures OM).
VEUILLEZ de ne pas poster des photos prises avec des objectifs numériques. Ces photos seront supprimées sans préavis. Cela sera une perte de temps pour vous et pour l’Admin. Merci de ne pas le faire.

Bem vindos ao grupo das objectivas antigas para as maquinas fotográficas digitais 4/3rds.
Por favor submeta apenas fotos tiradas com maquinas fotográficas digitais Four Thirds (Olympus E-1 or E-3, E-30, E-3xx, E-4xx, E-5xx, E-6xx, Panasonic DMC-L1, etc.) utilisando objectivas antigas fabricadas para as velhas SLR utilisando um adaptador 4/3rds (do tipo Olympus MF-1 para objectivas de tipo OM).
Por favor não submeta quaisquer fotos tiradas com objectivas digitais. Estas fotos serão apagadas sem pré-aviso. Isso será uma perda de tempo para si e para o Administrador, por isso não o faça. Obrigado.

Damos la bienvenida a todos los usuarios de objetivos manuales adaptados para cámaras de formato 4/3.
Agradeceremos que incorporéis a nuestra galería todas las fotos que deseéis y que hayan sido tomadas con cámaras deigitales de formato 4/3 (Olympus E-1 or E-3, E-30, E-3xx, E-4xx, E-5xx, E-6xx, Panasonic DMC-L1, etc.), y utilizando en ellas objetivos manuales creados para las antíguas cámaras SLR de película, acoplados mediante algún tipo de adaptador (Ej: adaptador MF-1 para objetivos de montura OM).
POR FAVOR no añadan a la galería fotografías obtenidas con objetivos digitales. Serán eliminadas sin advertencia o comunicación alguna. Puesto que esta acción será una pérdida de tiempo para ustedes y los administradores, por favor, les rogamos que no lo hagan.
Gracias y bienvenidos.



According to www.cameraquest.com/adapt_olyE1.htm, the following lenses can be adapted to the 4/3rds cameras:

Nikon F Lens
Pentax K Lens
M42 Screw Mount Lens
Olympus OM Lens
Contax C/Y Lens
Leica R Lens
Minolta MC or MD Lens
Leica Visoflex, combine Viso to Nikon F, Nikon F to 4/3 (two adapters)
Exakta Lens internal bayonet
Topcon Lens bayonet
Rollei SL Lens bayonet
T-mount

Please limit postings to 5 per person per day.

Tags:

To make it easy to search for your pictures, please tag your pictures with:
(lens adapter type ie: OM:4/3 adapter, etc.)
(original lens mount ie: OM, etc.)
(lens focal length ie: 100mm, 20-80mm, etc.)
(lens type ie: Zuiko, Vivitar, etc.)
(camera body used ie: E-500, E-1, etc.)

If using Leica lenses, please help those of us less familiar with the Leica nomenclature by including the focal length and aperture as well as the lens name (eg Leica Summicron-M 50mm f2)


IMAGES THAT HAVE NO TAGS TO SHOW WHICH LENS WAS USED, OR EXIF TO SHOW A 4/3rds CAMERA WAS USED MAY BE DELETED WITHOUT FURTHER WARNING

Links:

Test of OM Zuiko Lenses on an E-1 by John Foster:
www.biofos.com/cornucop/omz_e1.html

Using Legacy Lenses on Digital SLRs by Andrzej Wrotniak:
www.wrotniak.net/photo/quest/q08.html

Some other groups you may be interested in:

www.flickr.com/groups/olympusesystem/ (for users of Olympus E-system cameras - possibly one of the liveliest discussion groups on Flickr)
www.flickr.com/groups/olympus_e-system_information/ (LOTS of information about the Olympus E-system - includes a section on legacy lenses: more info always welcome!)

Manual Focus Forum ( www.forum.manualfocus.org ). A useful forum:
Discuss how to buy, fix, clean, and use all the old manual focus photography kit you can find. M42, Pentacon 6, Contax, Leica, Canon, Nikkor, Carl Zeiss Jena, Asahi Pentax Takumars etc!

I particularly like this thread:
www.forum.manualfocus.org/viewtopic.php?id=10905
Which compares the OM 50mm f1.2, f1.4 and f1.8 and shows that faster isn't always better...

Similar Groups for our Nikon and Canon friends:

No metering lenses on Nikon DSLRs

EOS cameras and manual lenses

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