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GX7 with legacy lens

Started Feb 2, 2015 | Questions thread
baxters Veteran Member • Posts: 5,319
Re: GX7 with legacy lens

vakhariasb wrote:

baxters wrote:

However ... this is an Albinar. The brand is down there in the mud with Kalimar, Hexatar, and FiveStar. These are pirate lens because you go "arrrr" when you see the result.

So, I should not waste money on the adapters in that case.

What else have you got in FD mount? Any real Canon prime lens is worth trying out an inexpensive adapter. Some of their zooms are sleepers too, being pretty good.

If you have any of the 50mm, 100mm, 135mm and 200mm lenses, they are worth trying on the GX7 too, even if they're made by Lentar or Rexatar.

I still have a Tokina 35-105 and a Sigma 28-85 zoom that I used to use quite a lot on my film cameras. Horrible lenses on M43.

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