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Four Thirds lenses vs Micro Four Thirds lenses IQ

Started Jun 29, 2016 | Discussions
rodriguezPhoto
rodriguezPhoto Veteran Member • Posts: 4,260
Re: Four Thirds lenses vs Micro Four Thirds lenses IQ

Skeeterbytes wrote:

Ah, my error then, thought all the later SG lenses had CDAF magic sauce.

Oh how I wish they did!  I only have two that do, and they perform well accordingly on my G3.

In any case the 35 macro isn't a speed demon on an E5 so nobody should expect miracles on an m4/3. Still razor sharp, though.

Agreed.  Depending on the use, speed may not matter at all.

Cheers,

Rick

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nebulla Senior Member • Posts: 1,528
Re: Four Thirds lenses vs Micro Four Thirds lenses IQ

I am not sure how well these ft lenses work on Panasonic bodies, but theses lenses was my reason for getting into  mft cameras . I currently have the Olympus E-M1 and the only mft lenses that I own are the 75-300mm, the 40-150 ( cheap one) and the Panasonic 25mm 1.7.

My collection of ft lenses are the 12-60, 35mm macro, 9-18mm. These lenses are bitingly sharp, and just as fast on the E-M1 as any mft lenses that I have used.  I am not conversant with Panasonic's bodies, so I am not sure if the GX7 or any has PDAF in which case should work just as good as on the E-M1. As for cheap adapters, Viltrox makes an adapter which I found to be as good as the Olympus ones. I use the MMF3, but only because it is water and dust resistant.

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