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Solid but with issues,
As the listing states- you get infinity focus. But…
On my 50mm I get infinity focus at about 5′ on the lens scale.
On my 35-70mm lens:
– at 70mm, I get infinity focus at 7′
– at 35mm, the lens stops at 3.4′ close, but I haven’t reached infinity focus yet.
pushing the focus further has nothing in focus.
On my 70-210mm lens:
– at 70mm, infinity is focused at 9′
– at 210mm, infinity is focused at about 20′
Pushing the lens focus further than after infinity is focused on the lens has nothing in focus, near or far. It’s wasted lens capability.
This means that my “near focus” is compromised. This is generally an lens-to-chip distance issue- and the adapter’s physical depth is the only adjustment there is.
The Rainbow Imaging adapter is solidly built. There’s no wiggle room or shimmable space. It fits solid, controls the aperture and the lenses smoothly and with ease. It’s a nice solid adapter with no play. On the build, finish and operation of the adapter I have no qualms at all. I actually like it.
But the distance seems to have been miscalculated, at least for my lenses, and for that reason I didn’t find it as useful as I hoped. I’m sending it back and getting a different one in hopes that the other one might have the millimeter or so difference that makes my lenses work as I need them to- with infinity coming in to focus around where infinity is marked on the lens. Then I get to use the rest of the focusing ability of the lens too.
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|Inexpensive, but works,
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|Excellent adapter.,
To previous reviewer: Micro 4/3 cameras will never have auto-focus on foreign lenses (except 4/3) even if the adapter had electrical contacts.
This item works as advertized.
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|Never thought I would switch to Panasonic, but here we go …,
Though I owned a pretty good Panasonic video camera in the past, Panasonic’s name never associated in my mind with quality photo cameras, but I’m happy I’ve been proven wrong. I did quite serious research in various DSLRs, 4/3rds, mirror-less APS-C cameras, and ended up choosing G3. It’s not the best camera in the world, every camera has its own trade-offs, it’s just the most satisfactory camera for my needs for the money I was willing to spend. Your mileage may vary.
First of all, I would recommend to anybody considering buying this (or any other) camera do three things:
— Read professional reviews on dpreview dot com, it’s important to see the objective tests and read professional opinion. But don’t make final decision based on professional reviews. What reviewers achieved in controlled environment, putting their best efforts, may not be representative of what you get. In fact most cameras look in reviews much better than in reality.
— Check the average Joe the photographer pictures on pbase, flickr, etc. See how punishing or forgiving the camera is, compare to other cameras. I find the pictures of water especially revealing. Does the water look dark, muddy, blotchy with visible noise, or pleasantly smooth, even oily? I found many G3 water images very pleasing. It’s possible for a camera to produce outstanding results in controlled environment and yet fare much poorer in casual use.
— If possible, handle the camera in the store. See whether you like the weight and size, how soft/hard the release button is, whether you like the viewfinder, are dials/buttons readable, how quickly it focuses, etc. When I was trying to decide between Panasonic DMC-G3 and Sony NEX-5N, I found the first was a lot more comfortable in my hands, and I immediately noticed that Sony was hunting trying to focus in low light situation, while Panasonic locked focus quickly and silently. The small stuff like that may make a superb otherwise camera a source of annoyance, so try it before buying.
I don’t want to repeat technical reviews, which you can easily find on the web, rather mention pros and cons of this camera in my subjective opinion.
Pros:
* Perfect size and weight. This camera feels very comfortable in my hands and is easy to carry around. I have a Canon DSLR also and find it too heavy, too cumbersome to carry, especially with large lenses.
Most pictures require little or no post-processing in normal settings. Colors are pleasing, well saturated, contrast is perfect, default sharpening is just right. Jpeg images are acceptable for web use, raw images look much better in print, especially when shooting landscapes. Though I think the colors are close to reality, I wouldn’t vouch for that and frankly I don’t care. I’m not a forensic photographer, it’s more important to me if the colors are pleasing to look at and bring up memories of the event. So when I hear from Canon DSLR users about their plasticky dull colors that they are very real, I can’t care less if it’s true or not. I know that bringing up pleasing vibrancy in Canon images isn’t easy and often impossible. After using Canon DSLRs for almost ten years I feel a lot happier with Panasonic images.
* Autofocus is very quick and absolutely silent.
* Manual focusing with three mode magnifier works great. Since the picture you see in the viewfinder comes from the sensor, what you see is what you get. No front or back-focusing problems, with any lenses, which is a common problem even with expensive DSLRs. Additionally, auto+manual focusing mode is an absolute gem. I keep camera always in this mode. If you don’t have an opportunity to manually focus, do nothing, camera will focus automatically; if you do want to focus manually, touch the focus ring and camera will assist you.
* I like the fact that flash is built in, and not a flimsy attachment, like in other cameras. It’s quick to charge and always at hand, which is great because you never know when you might need it.
* An electronic viewfinder is also a very good idea, in most cases it’s more convenient than LCD. It’s not as good in low light as optical viewfinder, but it shows more useful information and has additional functionality that optical viewfinders don’t have, like manual focus assist.
* Swiveling touchscreen LCD is also pretty handy. It makes it very easy to shoot from any position. I also like the fact that you can touch the screen to select the focus area and camera starts tracking it.
* Good sensor resolution and more importantly high spatial frequency contrast produces well defined images. Pixel peeping folks should be satisfied. Full-size images look spectacular on large screen monitors. Enlargements are pretty easy too, 11×14 can be viewed from any distance without pixelization or loss of sharpness. I also printed 20×30 and they look sharp from 2 feet or more.
* Video looks very good to me, though I haven’t used it…
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|I Love my G3,
What could be better:
– Feels solid but a bit heavier than expected. I can fit it into some of my jackets’ pockets but it weighs the jacket down too much.
– Shape of camera not as pocketable as I’d hope, mainly due to protruding EVF, only large pocets work even with a pancake lens.
– EVF is great for composing shots but not good enough for evaluating exposure, the 3″ LCD does a better job.
– Compared to APSc censors the dynamic range is not as wide, however much better than any compact I ever used. I compared some high contrast shots to my friends Nikon D5100, and his camera was better at preserving highlights. Non high contrast scenes were comperable.
– White Balance could be better in artificial light.
What I love:
– Smaller and less intrusive than a full sized SLR.
– Looks great, especially with the 20mm pancake.
– Great handgrip & controls
– Easy to use if you need to capture a spontenaous mement.
– Intuitive controls if you want to get creative.
– Fast shooting.
– Great Looking Photos
All in all the G3 is not as pocketable as I’d hoped, but that is the tradeoff oh having an EVF and manual controls, and for me it’s worth it. The camera easly slips into a small messenger style bag. Once I got over the portablity issue I fell in love with the camera, it’s just fun to use, and the photos are great. I especially love it with the 20mm pancake for a really portable package. I took 1,500 hundred photos on my trip, reviewed them all, and I am very pleased. This camera is not for everyone however it’s great for anyone that wants to take charge of the camera, play with manual controls and get creative controls without the bulk of an SLR.
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