Good idea!

Wah the Em5 sooo affordable! Good find bro!

I guess in your case infinity focus wasn't achieved at all since it fall short of the sensor plane, i.e. it falls in front of the sensor. Some adapter can be 'trimmed' down a tiny bit to obtain infinity focus, you can try that.

However, if infinity focus is achievable before the focusing ring hits its stop, it can't be changed. No need to get a new adapter but instead just live with it, afterall infinity focus is achieved. Or you can place marks (non-harmful OK?) On the lens barrel where infinity focus is achieved so when you next need it, just turn the focusing ring until the two marks meet. Simple.

I had the same problem before with an adapter. As a reminder to all who want to get an adapter in the future, please always ask seller if their adapters can achieve IF or not to save all the troubles.

Hope it helps

On the trimming part, be careful not to trim too much, always use a medium grid sandpaper for metal (dark color type) start at like 800 or 1000, then finally smoothing out with 2000 or higher.

- place sandpaper on a 100% flat surface like a glass panel
- grab the adapter on one side and place flat on the SP
- don't press too hard but use even pressure and push back n forth for like 4-5 times, check to see its even
- do the same on the other side

Then smooth out, try it out, see if IF is achievable, if negative, reduce the number of strokes, and try again.

Always make sure you smooth out before trying out. You don't want to scratch the mounting on the cam body or the lens.

Good luck!

This post has been edited by bobds78: Aug 5 2015, 11:19 AM

Pretty easy actually, just don't apply too much pressure but even pressure does it. You saves some money and you will be proud of what you do.

Heavy lens for selfie bro, one-hand operation might be difficult

Very good find and cheap too! Good work!

I remembered there was a technique in turning on Focus Peaking (sort of) when MF in Em5, I did mine when I was using the Em5. Here's the video tutorial links:-

Em5 Focus Peaking setting

This post has been edited by bobds78: Aug 5 2015, 08:34 PM

The magnified view was my preferred method in Em5 also, a little slow but it always nailed it.

Bro, what you mean by this, "Focus peaking to take photo fast while using af lens on em5"

Oh I see Does the GXR gives FP when in video mode? I just tried the G6 this afternoon to try out the Sigma 60mm and the G6 has it.

I was at one time (when hot in MF lenses) considering voigtlanders but like you said, they are way too expensive for my liking even when I can afford them. But if you are willing to bite it, they are very very good indeed.

This post has been edited by bobds78: Aug 6 2015, 05:52 PM

Oops!

Olympus should have implemented FP in Em5 but even without it, Em5 goes on to become one hell of a micro 4/3 camera

Em5 grip is pricey, so are the rest of Oly's and Pana's gears. However, if you don't need the battery pack, you can always get a cheap metallic grip from China, they are very very high quality mind you. When installed, it doesn't make the Em5 that much larger or heavier but the grip is awesome and it can balance-off some lighter lenses like the 40-150R or the kit 12-50 much much better. If you haven't got it yet, here is the one I got from Aliexpress;

Em5 grip

This post has been edited by bobds78: Aug 6 2015, 06:25 PM

Some four-thirds lenses are said to perform well on m4/3 bodies but personally I've never tried them for one simple reason only i. e. Why would I want an AF lens from four-thirds that needed an electronic adapter(not cheap) to work on m4/3, not only they are expensive to setup and perform much slower than modern AF lenses? Afterall, new M4/3 lenses are better and faster. So I never get them. Instead, I go for cheaper MF lenses. Em1 such a great body, I think it will work great with any lenses

But no harm experimenting right?

I suppose each of us who go for non-native lenses, be it 4/3 or MF lenses, look for lenses with characters that we are after, like film-look, bokeh or speed etc.


Agreed!

This post has been edited by bobds78: Aug 7 2015, 08:55 AM

Some comparison shots between the Sigma DN 60mm / Panasonic 20mm / Panasonic 12-32, not scientific at all by any means, but the sharpness of the 60mm shines through.

60mm @f2.8



20mm @f2.8



32mm @f5.6

Very very affordable price oh It's crazy sometimes on Lazada when they put dated items on sale! ThanK's for the info bro!

I adopted her early this year, tri-color fur, very naughty sometimes lol

This post has been edited by bobds78: Aug 10 2015, 08:42 AM

Really nice video, good work! Thx for sharing it here.


Yep, I wonder how's the new IS implemented by Panasonic VS the Olympus camp. And also let us know how it feels in the hands, heavy, grippy etc. thx! Congrats bro!

It might be my tablet, but I noticed the focus seems to be on the man in short backing the camera, seems to be sharper on this man than the rest of the pic, if this is so, you might be using wrong aperture? Just my observations, it could be wrong.
Anyway, great shot! So wide, love it!

Wah so syiok lah you, got to review the GX8 and play play around with the beast, I envy you liao

X100s is a great camera. It's also equipped with a top notch processing engine.