Are all M43rds lenses interchangeable?
Apr 7, 2018 10:31:50 #
BobT
Loc: southern Minnesota
I currently have a Panasonic GX85 ILC and 3 lenses. 2 are Panasonics and one is Olympus. Both brands of lenses work just as well on either brands bodies without any adapters. So I ask, can other brands of mirrorless lenses work just as well on either body without the aid of adapters? A specific example......can a Canon M lens work on my Panasonic M43rds body, just as easily as the Olympus lens can? Can off brand mirrorless lenses work on my Panny without an adapter?
Apr 7, 2018 10:34:53 #
Apr 7, 2018 11:04:32 #
Stick with m4/3 lenses. We have plenty to choose from...especially under 75mm
Apr 8, 2018 07:19:02 #
LXK0930
Loc: Souh Jersey
Only M4/3 will fit. Olympus and Panasonic are the main brands, but there are a few others, such as Leica and 3rd party. Note that on older Panasonic bodies, Olympus lenses will work, but you lose Image Stabilization.
Apr 8, 2018 08:10:11 #
Only M 4/3 lenses will work, but the older 4/3 lenses will work with an adapter and with the right adapter will meter and auto focus.
Apr 8, 2018 08:26:37 #
LXK0930 wrote:
Only M4/3 will fit. Olympus and Panasonic are the main brands, but there are a few others, such as Leica and 3rd party. Note that on older Panasonic bodies, Olympus lenses will work, but you lose Image Stabilization.
Because Panasonic put their IS in the lenses vs Olympus who stablised the body (5 axis!). That’s why my wife and I bought Olympus for our m4/3 shooting.
Apr 8, 2018 09:11:42 #
BobT wrote:
... can a Canon M lens work on my Panasonic M43rds body, just as easily as the Olympus lens can? Can off brand mirrorless lenses work on my Panny without an adapter?
Think about it ...
... Can a Nikon lens be used on a Canon?
The Canon M mount (?) is physically different from the m4/3 mount & the flange-to-film-plane distance is undoubtedly different ... I don't know whether or not there is an adapter.
As others have noted, the Olympus bodies have the image stabilization (IS), so none of their lenses have IS ... while they may fit on the Panasonic m4/3 camera body, it will be like shooting with a typical film camera which does not have image stabilization.
Apr 8, 2018 09:32:06 #
LXK0930 wrote:
Only M4/3 will fit. Olympus and Panasonic are the main brands, but there are a few others, such as Leica and 3rd party. Note that on older Panasonic bodies, Olympus lenses will work, but you lose Image Stabilization.
Okay, I'm an inquiring mind ...
¿ What are some of the "Leica and 3rd party" lenses which have m4/3 mounts?
Apr 8, 2018 10:17:57 #
Here are all 142 Micro 4/3 lenses that are sold by B&H:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?ci=17912&fct=fct_lens-mount_3442%7cmicro-four-thirds&N=4196380428
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?ci=17912&fct=fct_lens-mount_3442%7cmicro-four-thirds&N=4196380428
Apr 8, 2018 10:18:09 #
Check out this web page for a list of lenses made for the M43rds system. http://www.four-thirds.org/en/microft/lense.html
I have a couple of the Sigma lenses that I like very well.
Bob
I have a couple of the Sigma lenses that I like very well.
Bob
Apr 8, 2018 15:48:24 #
wdross
Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado
alfeng wrote:
Okay, I'm an inquiring mind ...
¿ What are some of the "Leica and 3rd party" lenses which have m4/3 mounts?
¿ What are some of the "Leica and 3rd party" lenses which have m4/3 mounts?
Think about it; all 4/3rds lenses work for basic functions on all 4/3rds bodies. If one buys a 4/3rds body, one has 142 choices of lenses! Which other format gives one that kind of choice? Yes, a 4/3rds lens will require a M4/3rds lens adapter, but all the basic function will work.
And if that is not enough, there are adapters out there for other format lenses to attach them to 4/3rds bodies. There is no guarantee that all basic functions work in these cases.
Apr 8, 2018 15:58:37 #
alfeng wrote:
Okay, I'm an inquiring mind ...
¿ What are some of the "Leica and 3rd party" lenses which have m4/3 mounts?
¿ What are some of the "Leica and 3rd party" lenses which have m4/3 mounts?
Sigma, Tamron, voigtlander
Apr 8, 2018 16:00:16 #
Another very extensive (aging) list of 4/3 lenses with off brands noted and the workable older 4/3 lenses. Hazeghi list:
http://hazeghi.org/mft-lenses.html
http://hazeghi.org/mft-lenses.html
Apr 8, 2018 17:25:25 #
BobT
Loc: southern Minnesota
This might be ending up more complicated than intended. If so I'm sorry for the confusion. I'm aware the Olympus M43rds lens can be used on Panasonic bodies and that Panasonic M43rds lenses can be mounted on Olympus M43rds bodies WITHOUT the aid of any adapters. Are those the only 2 brands that can be used that way? Will the Sigma M43rds lenses require an adapter on either the Oly or Panny bodies to be used fully?
Apr 8, 2018 17:42:31 #
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