What problems if any have people noted with the Leica 35/2 ASPH summicron and the Voigtlander 15/4.5 M and 25/4 SM lenses?
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I am using Voigtlander lenses on mine and have slight darkening at the edges if I go lower than 40mm - I believe the Leica lenses are the same. You would be safe at 50mm and above; however, don't forget that Lightroom can fix the problem, and in addition, Sony has just released a new camera app to fix any lens issues like this.
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Have not used the Leica 35mm f2 asph on the camera, but the the Leica 21mm and wider do not work.
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Yes. It has other problems, like causing flare (not blackened enough plastic), the autofocus never finding its mark correctly with Canon 35/2 IS, I'm not sure image stabilization even works with this lens (I see no difference between On/Off settings) -- but vignetting is not one of them.
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I have the "blue" follow focus. I later added a large Fotga gear to help position fatter lenses on the rails. It all works well, smoothly with no problems ever.
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I have absolutely no problems with the lens. I use the lens on an Olympus OMD-EM1 and thus do not activate the OIS on the lens. I also have the Olympus 14-80 and they both move smoothly in the same way.
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Yes! I have both these lenses and i think it's so much better than the 35mm 1.8. Plus i use it with the Metabones SpeedBooster on my BlackMagic Pocket Cinema Camera and it's Killer!!!
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I suppose it has nothing to do with the cameras and all to do with that particular lens. For the price of the 50mm 1.4G plus it being a prime lens I figured it would focus super quick. It's funny that you bring up the 35mm 2.0 D lens having problems. I own that lens also and mine focuses just fine and much faster than the 50mm 1.4G. I'd love to hear what you find out from Nikon about this problem.
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May I ask what lens you went with? I am debating the same issue. Thank you.
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Anything you do to inhibit lens placement will cause zoom error. If you aren't doing anything to inhibit lens movement, maybe there's a bit of schmutz?Otherwise, call olympus and please post reply.Peter
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The big disadvantage would be that your lens will not be covered under Tamron's warranty, and you'll be on your own if the lens is found to be defective. That said, I bought my lens in like-new condition from a seller in Korea (it was a store demo), and have not had any problem with it. It's a fantastic macro lens!
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I purchased the Sony A350 for the same reason, that I had a Minolta and several lenses. I have found that the auto focus does not function properly , it does not focus accurately, when using these lenses. Sony may have an adapter to compensate for this but I don't have that answer.
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One more thing, unless you have excellent light collection, I'd be careful. Both of these lenses absorb some light, and at maximum magnification the image may be too dark.
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I have had no problem, although I am not sure how the mc30 would hit your lense. I would try it ,but may but it from a local store so you can try it in the store.
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be sure the two lenses are listed as compatible on the mfg web sites. Not all areotherwise the 2x works great.Take extra care with moment, use a tripodNot all lenses support auto focus with the 2x, try manual focus
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The Nocticron IMO is better corrected and more Leica-like. The Voigtlanders get a tiny bit more light but the rendering is different. The 42.5/0.95 was excellent before the Nocticron was released but after comparing images from both, the Nocticron just seems to be better. The 25/0.95 is a different focal length but is also a fast lens which now has a clickless aperture ring. I'm a stills person so this is from a stills perspective. If you're into video, the Voigtlanders are tough to beat due to the clickless aperture rings. If you need optical stabilization however, the Nocticron is your best bet that is still fast and mid-telephoto.
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Read these both. http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2009/12/26/the-olympus-e-p2-digital-camera-review/ and http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2010/01/05/the-leica-x1-digital-camera-review/note he is not using a kit lens with the oly - he's using the 20mm pancake from the gf-1. May help!
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Yes. They work really well. I have taken several shots with them and they are working great. Here is a website of some of my pictures. The ones with the fall colors are the ones where I used both lenses. You can check it out and let me know if you have any more questions. The people are really good to work with. http://yourshot.nationalgeographic.com/profile/151439/ Thanks Ken
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Bernard is correct I think. Any modern camera that meters through the lens *should* be fine but you may not like the results and may need to adjust a bit.