Sorry. It's the MMF-1, the first one. I didn't even realize there was a later model. I haven't used it in so long and I was just reminded that I had it sitting around.
On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 2:52 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <gdigio...@gmail.com> wrote: > Your comment is a little ambiguous. I don't need an FT to mFT adapter, > but you pointed to the latest Olympus MMF-3 adapter with the weather > sealing. Is that the one you have, or do you have the MMF-1 or MMF-2? > > G > > On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 11:44 AM, Steven Desjardins <drd1...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Not to hijack the thread (but here I go), I have the Oly version of this >> adapter >> >> http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/842941-REG/Olympus_V3230500W000_MMF_3_Four_Thirds_Adapter.html >> >> and no more 43 lenses. If anyone is interested, just shoot me an email. >> >> On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 2:15 PM, Anthony Farr <farranth...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> That's good news, because it means I can save a load of dollars when I >>> buy an adapter, because Panasonic's is much pricier. Are Panasonic's >>> shake sensors built into the lenses and not the bodies? >>> >>> I had thought they were controlled from the bodies, because the >>> stabilization mode selection is controlled from the body's menu on my >>> Panny G2 and there's no switch on the lens. Did the G1 use a switch >>> on the lenses like the 4/3 Panny DSLRs did? >>> >>> regards, Anthony >>> >>> >>> On 16 August 2012 03:44, Godfrey DiGiorgi <gdigio...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> (older stuff snipped) >>>> >>>> Actually, the FourThirds to Micro-FourThirds adapters are identical in >>>> function. Panasonic's in-lens IS on their Elmarit-D 14-50 and 14-150 >>>> mm lenses for FourThirds format works fine on the Olympus bodies >>>> (although it is unneeded for all the modern ones which have IBIS). >>>> Panasonic only produced four lenses for FourThirds SLRs anyway, and >>>> only three of them have OIS (the Summilux-D 25mm does not). >>>> >>>> Olympus bodies simply don't have the firmware for controlling the >>>> different options of the Panasonic OIS, just like they don't have the >>>> firmware to allow the Summilux and early 14-50/2.8-3.5 or >>>> 14-150/3.5-5.6 lenses' aperture rings. The OIS is switched on and off >>>> by a mechanical switch on the lenses, and operates only in Mode 1 >>>> (continuous). (The aperture is controlled by standard Olympus on-body >>>> controls.) Did a fine job with my E-1. >>>> >>>> All the FourThirds SLR lenses have been fully usable on all >>>> Micro-FourThirds bodies from the beginning with both Panasonic and >>>> Olympus adapters, with the exception of auto-focus capabilities. All >>>> Olympus bodies will support autofocus functions, albeit not >>>> particularly quickly, where Panasonic felt that the AF was poor enough >>>> on most that they limited support to those that at least had some CDAF >>>> logic built into them on the earliest bodies. >>>> >>>> The latest Micro-FourThirds bodies from Olympus manage the FourThirds >>>> SLR lenses' AF functions more efficiently so AF performance has been >>>> improved. My understanding is that they might implement a PDAF module >>>> in an adapter to supplement the CDAF and improve focusing speed, like >>>> Sony has done. >>>> >>>> Whew, has this discussion moved off the track from the Si ... ;-) >>>> -- >>>> Godfrey >>>> godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> >> >> >> -- >> Steve Desjardins >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > > -- > Godfrey > godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
