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Pansonic Lumix G7 -Adapter Ring Question (To Use My Canon EF-S Lenses)

Started Oct 31, 2018 | Discussions thread
JakeJY Veteran Member • Posts: 5,442
Re: Pansonic Lumix G7 -Adapter Ring Question (To Use My Canon EF-S Lenses)

stonehedge007 wrote:

Hi Guys !

I got the new cam and i like it. At least for the 4K. I will take your general consensus and go with dedicated m34 lenses because based on what you guys say, i think ill only benefit on longer focal ranges rather than wider lenses.

In that light is there a prime 7mm or so which would cost quite less and is directly compatible with the G7 while giving auto-focus and aperture control via camera body ?

If you are okay with manual focus/aperture, the cheapest rectilinear prime is the 8mm f/4 from SLR Magic ($170 new; was available a while back for $130), but its a softer lens with field curvature (although perhaps okay for video).

The Laowa 7.5mm f/2 is much sharper, but costs a lot more. Note Laowa is launching a cine version of this lens too (probably with declicked aperture).

My UWA budget solution personally was a Ricoh DW-6 0.79x wide adapter mounted with 37mm to 43mm step-up ring on my 12-32mm lens. Gives a 9.5-25mm with full AF and aperture control. Got the idea from this thread:

https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/3710447

Hard to find a DW-6 at a decent price (I found used one on Ebay), but it seems Adorama has some for $60.

https://www.adorama.com/us%20%20%201054183.html

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