Maybe the Fotodiox one is not the correct one. There's a 3rd-party adapter
that's been mentioned here that's significantly less than the $170 Olympus
wants for their official one.
I've decided to go with the 12-50mm.
On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 2:32 PM, Frank Wijsmuller <wijsmuller@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> Do you refer to the old 4/3 14-45mm or the Panasonic m43 14-45mm?
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> Neither have the weather resistant capability of the 12-50mm. I've used the
> 12-50mm a lot on my holiday in Italy (mostly Venice), and it performed very
> well. I'd say you can't go wrong ordering it as part of a kit. If you're
> not satisfied, you can sell it without loosing to much (but you won't).
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> Is that fotodiox adapter without contacs? Now why would you want to use
> that? 43 lenses with a mmf adapter at least give you the benefit of an
> enlarged view when turning the focus dial... And setting the correct focal
> length for the ibis... And...?
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> Best, Frank.
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> 2012/11/27 Paul Braun <pbraun42@xxxxxxxxx>
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> > Just getting ready to pull the trigger - is the 12-50 a better lens than
> > the 14-45? I remember when I ordered my E-1 that the 14-54mm lens I got
> > was the preferred kit lens.
> >
> > Also, just want to make sure I understand correctly that the Fotodiox
> 4/3 -
> > to - MFT adapter will work, but I may possibly need to tweak a pin.
> >
> > Sound about right? If so, I'm ordering this afternoon.
> >
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