Does this lens AF and zoom work on the Panasonic GH1?
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It will work, but you won't be able to use the autofocus very well. This lens is designed for phasefocus but the micro 4/3 uses contrast focus, so it will be very slow and unreliable.If you want to use a micro 4/3 camera with the (superb) 12-60, then you could go for the (more expensive) Olympus OM-D E-M1 or M5 camera. Then you'd have a truly awesome team!
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My understanding is that the GH-1 is m 4/3 system. This lens is a great lens but it designed for 4/3. Even with an adapter the lens will auto focus very slowly and aimlessly hunt in low light. So far only the Olympus OMD-E1 has performed well will this lens and an adapter, but that system uses dual focusing systems.
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Depends on the focal length of your lens you are using, I had problem with wide-angle lens,like 16mm, 25mm beyond that no problem, but with my Gh2 Panasonic Lumic I go into the Ex-Tele mode which gives 2.6x extra telephoto reach I solve my problem, and with it I get a 16mm Film-like grain effect. Overall a good adaptor.
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Yes. Both the DMC-G1 and the 45-200 lens utilize the "Micro Four Thirds" lens mount.
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T. Slay gave the right answer. That zoom lever only works on a couple of special lens models. That lever is very handy to use for exposure compensation, which I use often.
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Yes, I use a variety of my Nikon F Mount lenses (AF-D, AI-S, G, etc) on a Panasonic GH3 by using this adapter (GH4 works the same way). It increases the F stop and reduces the crop factor for going from full frame to m43. Note- there is no autofocus and no aperture control via the camera though. You can control exposure using the aperture ring on the metabones adapter and the metering in the camera will tell you if you are properly exposed. While the GH3 doesn't have focus peaking the GH4 does, which should greatly help you with manual focusing using this adapter.
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I've used it with an AW1. It worked great with small primes (50mm, even 85mm) but was way to front heavy with large zooms (like the 28-70mm). Only problem I noticed was auto-focus was pretty slow and it had to hunt a lot (worse on the zoom then the primes).
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check with B & H Photo perhaps they can answer your question.Also Panasonic has tech specification on their web site. I googled & found this several months ago.The specs specify which lenses this wide angle adapter works for my 14mm lens and one other.If you use it w/ the specified zoom lens, it must be used at the "Wide" end of the range.
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According to the Panasonic lens chart for the 14-45 lens, the minimum focus distance is 1 foot or 12 inches. I haven't tested the G1 in the more traditional macro/close-up type approach. I didn't get the impression that the camera likes getting closer than 12".From @2-3', I was able to engage the Extended Zoom (2x) + 4x digital + a Tcon 1.7 teleconverter (1200mm) and got surprisingly good results. I'm not suggesting you do it, but it worked.
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The version of this lens I bought at Amazon is the sony NEX version, it is sure that it doesn't fit on panasonic GH whatever.There is a Micro 4/3 version that is supposed to fit on any micro 4/3 body (Panasonic, Olympus), but I've no personal experience of that.
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There is a minolta adapter available for the G1 panasonic. I also have a set of Minolta Rokkor Lenses i used with my XK. I have not seen one for the GF1 one as of yet.
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Yes, I believe the GH1 is a Micro Four Thirds camera and will require a 4/3 to Micro Four Thirds adapter.
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I don't know from a "GH2" or video.. The autofocus works with my Sony Nex-5 for still photography. This lens is faster than the kit lenses that came with the camera.
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I am using it with my old Olympus OM Zuiko 50mm F1.2 lens from about 1992. It is a fully manual lens, so on my Panasonic GX1, I select "Shoot w/o Lens" on the menu and set it to manual setting and I work on it like that. You would only use this if you're familiar with old lenses and if you're ok with manual settings.
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I do not have an AG-AF100A I have a Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF3CT that is used with this lens. If you go to this website: http://pro-av.panasonic.net/en/sales_o/02products/products/ag-af100a/lens_compatibility.html they list it as being compatible with 2 sub notes. Sub note 5 states that it is designed for still shots and slower autofocus than other lens. Sub note 6 says that it is bundled with a Lumix camera only which I don't believe because I bought the lens from Amazon separate from my camera.
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Yes. All M4/3 lenses work on all M4/3 bodies. I have an EM-5 which has a built in image stabiliser but the 150mm effective focal length won't be too hard to hold steady on your GH2.Get it! It is my most used lens it is simply superb
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It works with both my gh2 and gh3, so more than likely it will work with the Gx1, but I don't know for sure.
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I haven't run into the sharpness issue using the lens first on a Panasonic GX1 and now on an Olympus EM-5. I try to keep the maximum focal length at less than 40mm. I prefer other Panny lenses if I am traveling heavy, but using that lens with either of the two bodies gives me a fine and very compact outfit.