Thread: GF1 and Leica M lenses

experiences with GF1 and Leica M lenses???

Not exactly but last summer I tried the GH1 with some Leica lenses:

Lumix GH1 & LEICA Summicron 28 mm - R-Lenses on Vimeo

Lumix GH1 & LEICA Summicron 28 mm - Tree Leafs on Vimeo

HTH
Andreas

Yes, GF-1 with Summicron 35mm f2 ASPH yielded some lovely results. I have not shot many frames with it because I have been so wrapped up with a zillion other projects. Here are a couple though that I'm pretty certain were shot with the Leica. The field scene was taken while driving.

Clickie Mc Pete, Thanks for the info and for sharing the excellent pics. I have a selection of Leica M lens with my M4 & M6. Been shooting film "Ektar" and getting great results after hi quality scanning. I have not as yet obtained a "mirrorless" system camera. Waiting for the Sony to release. Your first shot has amazing color and sharpness ... but why am I surprised since it used Leica optics.
"Cameranut"

Thanks!

I'm extremely pleased with the GF-1 and am finding myself carrying it all the time this summer. So much lighter and easier to deal with than my Canons and a much different experience than my M8 which sadly has not been seeing much action since the GF-1 came into the picture. Lately I've been dabbling a lot with toy cameras though too so that is yet another interesting creative force tugging me in a totally different direction. But I need to remember the Summicron as it does produce magnificent images.

I am using my gf1 with a voiglander m adaptor
and 35/2 summicron. I also have the 20/1.7, 7-14 wide zoom and the 45-200 tele zoom along with the electronic viewfinder.
Once you get used to the leica lens with the manual focus aided by the evf in zoom mode it delivers outstanding results. Suits me fine as I already had the summicron with the m6 ttl.
The leica lens does show it's superiority IMHO .

How to find an adapter for usign M Lenses on Panasonic GF1 ? did you know website for this and price in Euros ?
thanks

I bought my Novaflex from B&H and it was very pricey, around $270 I think. However, I think there is a cheaper one available on Amazon from Fotodiox. My EOS to m4/3 adapter is from Fotodiox and it was about $50...works fine so I probably way overpaid on my M adapter.

I have the DMC-G1 and have been using 35 Summicron, 50 Summicron and 90 Elmarit with great success and pleasure. Like many I'm sure, my Leica M lenses have been neglected since I've been shooting digital (and can't afford an M8/9!) so using them has been fun and rewarding.

However I recently tried the Voigtlander 15mm 4.5 Super Wide and sent it back immediately because the resolution at the edges was quite frankly horrible. I has something to do with the way the light hits the sensor I think - so avoid that lens on MFT cameras. It's really too bad because it's normally a fine lens, but on the right camera apparently.

No such problem with the other Leica M lenses I have - and I've shot enough with them so I would have noticed if there was one.

Gus

I have a GH1 with the 14-140 kit lens. That lens is a little big for travelling, and I really don`t need a so long focal distance. So I will like to buy a shorter zoom like 14-45 or 14-50. I`m a Leica user, so I will like to buy a good quality lens. I already have a Leica R 35-70 zoom, but it is shorter on both sides, so I prefer the focal distances mentioned before. Thanks for advise.