Hello John,
please find some answers to your questions below. I haven't put all the
shades of grey I know of in these answers, as those would cost me too much
time. If you're interested, you'll find much more information in the
dpreview forums.
Regards, Frank
2011/1/2 John Hudson
> Does the E-P2 camera accept Olympus E series digital lenses, with or
> without
> the use of any special attachments,
Yes, with a MMF-1 or MMF-2 adapter, or the Panasonic equivalent of the
MMF-1, the
DMW-MA1<http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Panasonic-DMW-MA1-/160523939338?pt=UK_CamerasPhoto_CameraAccessories_CameraLensesFilters_JN&hash=item255ff8ee0a>.
The MMF-2 is a lightweight version of the MMF-2.
The AF will work, but considerably slower then on a E-series body. Some
E-lenses, a.o. the 14-42, 40-150 mk2, 14-54 mk 2 will work faster as they
are prepaired for constrast AF (which the m43 bodies use because they have
no mirror to direct the light to dedicated, faster, AF sensors)
> OR does the E-P2 have its own series of
> lenses which are incompatible with the E series cameras?
Yes, the so called micro FourThirds lenses. The Panasonic m43 lenses are
compatible, although Panasonic bodies process the image more then Olympus
bodies.
They are incompatible with regular FourThirds because the shorter distance
between sensor and lens mount of m43 (which is the point of m43, to be able
to make smaller camera's and more compact lenses). And they don't fit
anyway.
> If the latter, are
> these lenses of equal performance and optical quality to those for the E
> series ?
>
The m43 lenses so far are standard grade. Mayby a tad worse then the
E-series standard grade, but the focus on size and weight reduction (and
price) comes with a price. That said, they are not really bad lenses. My
experience that I take my e-p1 camera to more places and events than my e-30
(with better lenses), and as they say the best camera is the one you've got
with you.
Also, does Olympus offer a shoe mounted viewing attachment ? My father had
> an old Leica IIIf or g along with a viewing attachment similar to a very
> short stubby carrot which sat in the hot shoe and through the use of a
> rotating wheel on the device he could adjust for the field of view of
> various lenses. I am thinking of something similar for the E-P2.
>
There is an optical viewfinder for the 17mm pancake, and for the e-p2 and
e-plx there is an electronic viewfinder. The old Leica solution is less
convenient with zoom lenses.
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