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Help with Micro 4/3 lens and mounts

Started Apr 12, 2018 | Discussions thread
hindesite Veteran Member • Posts: 4,893
Re: Help with Micro 4/3 lens and mounts
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Aquaholic wrote:

Even though I have somewhat recently purchased a used GH4 for some video work, I am still a bit confused on what lenses will work with what manufacturers. I am considering buying the Panasonic Leica 8-18mm f/2.8-4 ASPH but I am also toying with the idea of getting the new Sony a7 III. This is a full frame camera so will the Leica 8-18mm still work on it or do I need another Sony equivalent lens? Still trying to figure out the mount system with micro 4/3.

m4/3 lenses (in general, that is Olympus and Panasonic, and some other manufacturers) are not at all compatible with Sony cameras (and why would you think they might be?)

However, a wide range of lens can be adapted to m4/3, and a smaller subset of those can be adapted and retain pretty much full functionality with the right adapter.

For example, just about any legacy and fully manually operated lens made in the past 60+ years can likely be made to work with m4/3 cameras, and some of these lenses are of particular interest to videographers.

The same is true, to a degree, with adapting lenses to Sony.

However, native lenses from Sony and m4/3 are not physically compatible for a range of reasons ranging from the electronics connections and communications, the flange distance and the image circle and sensor size.

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