Vintage SLR lens on m4/3 dslr

[Peter Robertson]

Hi Dave
Thanks for your advice. However since these lenses are so cheap on ebay ($20.- for a 28-85 Tokina). I’m giving it a try.
The reason is that I want to try a manual focus lens. I film classical music (multi-cam) and can only setup the cameras during a rehearsal. I film the performance which is often many hours later. My digital lenses don’t have a manual clutch like Olympus Pro series and I don’t leave the cameras switched on for so long so I lose the focus setting when switching on again, hence the trial with a manual lens.
I will gladly share my experiences with the cow world at a later date.
Thanks
Peter

[Blaise Douros]

Actually, vintage stills lenses work great for video–many of them are great quality, they’re available for low prices, and they can be modded so that the aperture changes smoothly. The focus breathing isn’t always well controlled, but neither is that true on a $2000 Canon L-series lens, so…

Anyway, don’t knock ’em until you’ve tried ’em. They can be a great solution. There are even Hollywood DPs that use them, in certain projects.

Peter, the M/MD just means Minolta MD mount. Any MD-m43 mount adapter should do the trick, and if you can get one with a Speedbooster optic included, so much the better.