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Using the latest glass and setups can be fun, and work well. A former poster here, Ray (Australian Image) had tested quite a few older vintage lenses in the New Pocket 4K when I first came out. Most noteworthy were his tests with Olympus Four Thirds lenses, which while they worked, he felt were not working up to par. He reported that touch focus on the camera’s LCD screen did not focus the lens, the variable f/stop zooms ramped, even when set to a f/stop smaller than their max (i.e. a f/2.8-35 lens set to f/4.0). He had a Oly FT 14-35 f/2.0 Zoom, an excellent lens, and had the same issue, slow, and loud AF when pushing the AF button, touch to focus on the monitor did not work. Unfortunately, I sold my copy of this lens, so I can not test this.
However, I have been using the Panasonic-Leica 25mm MFT DG on my Pocket 4K, which I just received, and it worked well but Focus noise was a little louder than it is on the Oly PenF using the same lens. Then out of curiosity, I put my original Pana-Leica 25, D (FT) lens on the Pocket 4K using the Pana MFT/FT adapter, and the larger FT lens looked right at home on the Pocket 4K, and focused almost as fast as the newer DG lens, with less noise. Focus was a little slower, but not by much. Then I tested touch focus on the LCD, and this worked better than the 25mm DG lens did. Next, I tested the Pana-Leica 14-50 f/2.8-3.5 Zoom, and it also worked quite well, AF was quiet, and fairly fast, and again, touch to focus on the LCD also worked.
So now I have new life for two of my favorite FT lenses. I did a ramp test with the 14-50, set it to f/4, and unlike the newer Pana-Leica 12-60 f/2.8-4.0, it did not ramp up or down, but stayed at f/4.0. However unlike the 12-60 again, the older 14-50 is not parfocal, and needs to be refocused when zoomed. The 12-60 holds it focus, and the iris is smoother and quieter on the newer 12-60. Each Zoom will have a place in my kit, but the PL 25mm DG lens went back into the Oly PenF Kit, and the older PL 25mm D lens is in my new Pocket 4K kit.
Next, when the new FW comes out adding a S16 crop window, I will start testing some of my vintage Super 16 lenses. What vintage lenses have you been using with the Pocket 4K
Cheers
However, I have been using the Panasonic-Leica 25mm MFT DG on my Pocket 4K, which I just received, and it worked well but Focus noise was a little louder than it is on the Oly PenF using the same lens. Then out of curiosity, I put my original Pana-Leica 25, D (FT) lens on the Pocket 4K using the Pana MFT/FT adapter, and the larger FT lens looked right at home on the Pocket 4K, and focused almost as fast as the newer DG lens, with less noise. Focus was a little slower, but not by much. Then I tested touch focus on the LCD, and this worked better than the 25mm DG lens did. Next, I tested the Pana-Leica 14-50 f/2.8-3.5 Zoom, and it also worked quite well, AF was quiet, and fairly fast, and again, touch to focus on the LCD also worked.
So now I have new life for two of my favorite FT lenses. I did a ramp test with the 14-50, set it to f/4, and unlike the newer Pana-Leica 12-60 f/2.8-4.0, it did not ramp up or down, but stayed at f/4.0. However unlike the 12-60 again, the older 14-50 is not parfocal, and needs to be refocused when zoomed. The 12-60 holds it focus, and the iris is smoother and quieter on the newer 12-60. Each Zoom will have a place in my kit, but the PL 25mm DG lens went back into the Oly PenF Kit, and the older PL 25mm D lens is in my new Pocket 4K kit.
Next, when the new FW comes out adding a S16 crop window, I will start testing some of my vintage Super 16 lenses. What vintage lenses have you been using with the Pocket 4K
Cheers
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