Considering market position of 4/3 (far below top) and average age of rangefinders (and their owners), I wonder how much people would be interesting in buying the adapter.
I was buying 4/3 body solely for reason that it's new format and isn't flooded with the cheap glass (and it's turned out, Oly's optics is simply outstanding) forcing you to read likewise endless flood of all possible reviews, opinions and FAQs - all that just to find a decent fast zoom.
Some lenses on the list might be interesting, but I'd rather buy new lens from Oly or Panay: it would be a much better fit to my 4/3 body anyway.
On most of the dedicated photography forums I visit there seems to be a fair amount of interest. Especially since Voigtländer aren't that expensive comparatively.
Realize that other than the Leica M8 and Epson rangefinders, *micro four thirds* is the only digital system that they lenses will actually work with. And it is the only one that actually gives you a TTL view.
True, the crop factor does tend to negate one of the advantages of these lenses.
On the other hand there is a fine selection of fast glass. Something µ4:3 is lacking right now. And even regular 4:3 doesn't offer much of (something to do with the original patent apparently).
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Considering market position of 4/3 (far below top) and average age of rangefinders (and their owners), I wonder how much people would be interesting in buying the adapter.
I was buying 4/3 body solely for reason that it's new format and isn't flooded with the cheap glass (and it's turned out, Oly's optics is simply outstanding) forcing you to read likewise endless flood of all possible reviews, opinions and FAQs - all that just to find a decent fast zoom.
Some lenses on the list might be interesting, but I'd rather buy new lens from Oly or Panay: it would be a much better fit to my 4/3 body anyway.
On most of the dedicated photography forums I visit there seems to be a fair amount of interest. Especially since Voigtländer aren't that expensive comparatively.
Realize that other than the Leica M8 and Epson rangefinders, *micro four thirds* is the only digital system that they lenses will actually work with. And it is the only one that actually gives you a TTL view.
This is all ignoring the fact voigtlander lenses are some of the best lenses ever made?
Might be to some.
I went through threir catalog - http://www.voigtlaender.de/cms/voigtlaender/voigtlaender_cms.nsf/id/pa_fdih7pyk8x.html - and see nothing interesting to me. Wide angle primes are definitely interesting - but crop factor 2.0 of 4/3 would make them not so wide.
Nevertheless, catalog is quite impressive.
True, the crop factor does tend to negate one of the advantages of these lenses.
On the other hand there is a fine selection of fast glass. Something µ4:3 is lacking right now. And even regular 4:3 doesn't offer much of (something to do with the original patent apparently).