One from the PL 14-150 again on the L1. Taken in very bright conditions while of a walking holiday in the north of France. This lens is made for these conditions and performs very well indeed on the L1.

Talking about these Four Thirds lenses brings me back to another great Lens by the Panasonic-Leica partnership, the Vario-Elmar 14-150 f3.5-5.6. I think this lens coupled with the Panasonic L1 is one of the best camera/lens combinations I have ever used. Looking back through the images I have made with this combination makes me ask myself why I rarely use this combination these days. Well, if I had the time I would, but I'm a bit of a camera geek. I like using different cameras and lenses. The lens isn't all that fast and can only be used in good light. The high ISO performance of the L1 is also restricting. I don't think I've ever used the L1 over ISO 400. Todays cameras are much better in this respect and offers more situations where these cameras can be used.

I thought I would post an image from the 50 f2 macro lens when mounted on the olympus E-620 Four Thirds camera. Couls you have seen the difference between the former image and this one. Could you really tell which image came from which camera? I know I couldn't. Might not be too surprising seeing the cameras have the same sensor in them. I think this one shows what this lens can really do.

Another great Olympus macro lens is the 50 f2 for Four Third cameras. Without the adapter the lens is not a true macro lens, delivering 1:2 magnification out of the box. Although a bit slow in focusing it does produce great images. This image came from an Olympus E-P2 m4/3 camera mounted on the Panasonic adapter. Manual focus again because AF on this lens isn't all that fast either and it tends to hunt all over the place. Many say this is a classic lens, one of the best lenses ever made and I can believe it. Very sharp ans contrasty. 

Using Four Third lenses on m4/3 does work (the PL 14-150 is a good example) but some are not optimized for contrast detec focusing and performance is abysmal to say the least. This lens is an okay  performer on Four Third cameras, not brilliant, just okay. When shooting macro AF doesn't play a role for me and I focus manually with every macro lens I own. It's just as well because putting this on a m4/3 camera via a four thirds to m4/3 adapter doesn't enhance it's performance in any way. Takes nice images though.

Another relatively cheap lens is the Panasonic 45-200 f4-5.6 OIS. Many complain about the quality but I thiink it's really good on the G1. I prefer using it on this camera because of the DSLR type grip, and the same goes for the Panasonic 100-300. I think this is one area that's much better on the Panasonic cameras over the Olympus counterparts. When using the Olympus 75-300 on any of the Pen cameras I find the lack of a grip on the camera is detriment to the stability of the system as a whole.

This was taken at the port in Malaga,Spain. Weather wasn't great but I prefer this sort of weather to full sunshine. One doesn't get harsh shadows and the dynamic range doesn't exceed that of the sensor. Pretty sharp too. The full sized image looks pretty good. I'll say it agin, the 14-45 kit lens is really a great lens offering a 28-90 range in 35mm terms which is enough for every day normal use.

This is really an old camera by todays standards but I think it takes great images especially with the 14-45 kit lens and the 14-140 which was designed for video, but offers a good focal lenth range (28-280 35mm equivelent). And who said you can't get good bokeh with m4/3 equipment. AF nailed this one no question.