Leica 14-50mm (f.2.8-3.5) on Panasonic GH1- FOCUS PULL ISSUE

Leica 14-50mm (f.2.8-3.5) on Panasonic GH1 (via 4/3 to m4/3 adapter) -BEWARE FOCUS PULL ISSUE-

Lens was stationary on stick, zoom fixed. Only focus is being adjusted in clip.

Crash zooming seems to occur upon pulling focus, this is not standard image shift.

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Category:

Film & Animation

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• Leica
• 14-50mm
• (f.2.8-3.5)
• m4/3
• 4/3
• Fourthirds
• micro
• four
• thirds
• GH1
• GH13
• Pansonic
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[dslrbasics]

Greetings. Can I ask does the aperture ring work with this combination of adaptor and camera. I have a GF1 and considering this lens, thanks ?

[PerArduaadAstra07]

@dslrbasics Aperture ring worked like a charm, sublime build/optical quality. I regard it as a great lens for still images.

[PerArduaadAstra07]

Yes it does, significant and unusable (in the context of film-making) 'breathing'. I'm unsure as to whether the GH2 is affected.

[1650million]

So the zoom changes when you pull focus?? Wow. I´ve never read anything about it with the GH2. Perhaps a GH1 issue?

[eyepatchentertainmen]

yikes!

thats some serious breathing. Does the lens chatter while zooming while filming? Also to what focal length can you hold f2.8?

[sweaterset]

Shame, too -- as far as I know, it's the only fast 4/3s or m4/3s zoom with image stabilization.

[morbs98]

Thanks for posting this, I was seriously considering this lens for the AF100.