What are your E-P1 w/ Nikon lens settings?

Just received my Nikkor to M43 adapter today and still waiting to put my Nikkor-P 105 2.5 and Nikkor series E 100 f2.8 to test ( they both arrive tomorrow ). I already got the Contax G 90 f2.8 but the adapter is kind of sucks so I try to see if those Nikon lenses will do me any good. Will post some pics when I have the lenses, btw I always use the M setting for my adapted lenses on my EP1.


Cheer

 

Hi Bruce,

the exposure mode which will give you most flexibility is Shutter priority, with Auto ISO... you can set the aperture on your lens barrel, select the shutter speed with the silver thumbwheel and EV compensation with the lower thumbwheel.

The camera will adapt ISO to give you the auto exposure (with EV compensation) you require at the shutter speed and aperture you've set.

Cheers

Brian

 

Don't forget to set the IS to the proper lens focal length.
This really makes a difference. Say you set it for 50mm....then if you go back to a dedicated lens, the IS changes automatically to the AF...

 

I have an E-P2 with an eBay adapter for my Nikon lenses. I put the camera in Aperture Priority set aperture in the lens ring and the camera will adjust shutter speed. You can also put it on auto ISO like Brian stated. Make sure to set IS to the focal length of the lens. Should work like a charm.

 

With non AF lenses...you set the actual focal length of the lens....
so for a 50mm, you set 50mm..... that makes the math easier....

 

Set the Image Stabilization to whatever the focal length is on lens. 35mm is set to 35mm and 50 is 50mm.

 

the best setting is A mode i think that means you control the aperture ring and the size of the "hole" that lets the light in the camera
this is a must, as the camera body can not change the f stop on the lens barrel with manual lenses , only you can ...
the computer and light meter in the camera will then choose the correct shutter speed to give a proper exposure.

i also turn off histogram and level so when you cycle by button pushing to get the green rectangle you have less options to go thru

[ press ok then to get 7 or 10 x magnification] so you can critically focus

i like to use iso 200 or 400 mostly with fast lenses and image setting on normal

 

With my manual lenses, I always set the camera to 'P' mode, which stands for 'Professional'. I've never had a failure doing it this way.

Cheers

Ray

 

That's great....

 

it`s hard at 52 also bruce , trust me

 

Hi Bruce,

native m4/3rds lenses are described in focal length just the same as legacy lenses... you always multiply the focal length by 2 to get the Effective Focal Length (in 35mm film terms).

So the mZD 14-42mm lens has an Effective Focal Length of 28-84mm.

In terms of stabilisation, you don't need to worry about native 4/3rds and m4/3rds lenses - as the body automatically reads the focal length... for legacy lenses, you just dial in the actual lens focal length.

Cheers

Brian

 

I'm sorry if this is answered somewhere, I'm new here.
How does the above apply to the GF1? I have Nikon lenses from the seventies right up to the present, a Rainbow adapter and the lovely GF1. At the moment I am playing with a 70-210 f4-5.6 using Program. Help please.