Converters questions

Guy Parsons wrote:

alvinleong wrote:

Hi, got a few questions about lens and converters that hopefully someone can help me with.

1. Can I use the Panasonic DMW-GWC1GU with the Olympus 14-42 EZ lens? If yes, must I use the Wide-Angle option in SCN-22?

2. The DMW-GWC1GU is designed for the Panasonic 14/2.5 which I also have. If I am to use this combo, do I also have to use the Wide-Angle option in SCN-22?

3. I have the Olympus MCON‑P01 which I use with the Olympus 40-150. What happens if I do not use the Macro option in SCN-23?

The reason I am asking is that it is impossible to set anything in most SCN modes. WB, ESP, ISO, etc are all fixed which is pretty annoying. I cannot even MF which is kind of pointless with macro.

Thanks in advance.

Scene modes are always a nuisance, way too limiting, best to shoot in plain jane Aperture priority mode with suitable jpeg adjusts but also take raw files along with the jpeg. Then at leisure you can use Olympus Viewer 3 to apply Scene modes or whatever to the raw files to get a result.

In my case the Scene modes have been over-ridden by my assigned MySets so my Mode dial now looks like this with 4 MySets to handle various light conditions with suitable upper ISO limits and other adjusts like aperture, metering etc.

Then at home I grab the raw files and do what I like to them.

Usually the Wide Scene mode just adds the expected distortion correction to the results, but if a non Olympus set of lenses and/or adapters is used then it may not apply the correct correction.

Regards....... Guy

Thanks. Will the Olympus Viewer Scene Mode correction correct correctly for a Panasonic wide converter on a Panasonic lens? Other than distortion, are there any other ill effects of shooting in PASM modes?