question on adapter and lenses nikon zeiss and short focal

[mel4tonin]

hi everyone,
I want a gh1 so bad, i own 5d mk II and D90, but I realized GH1 is what the hell I need, so, this is my problem, i own a good set of Zeiss lens with nikon mount, I've looked for adpters, but they all look very thick, and i wonder how can they keep infinite focusing working, does someone use one, and can assure me for one workin perfectly?

my other problem is that my shortest lens is a 35mm , since i was using them on 5d full frame, that was ok, now I will have to deal with 2x focal of m4/3 so i wonder i need at least a 16-18 or 20 mm. What is the best deal? I need something very fast, even native m4/3.

thanks so much

 

[Mike@AF]

Infinite focus does not work as it should. With my Zeiss ZF lenses, infinity is slightly before the infinity mark on the lens. Hopefully a better adapter will eventually be made by someone, but for now it still works really well overall.

 

[yslee]

The adaptors are thick precisely to allow infinity focusing to work. Remember that SLR lenses have a flange distance to accommodate the mirror box.

 

[Ben_B]

For fast/wide there is a 17mm f/2.8 in this thread...
http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=180814

Lumix is supposed to have a 20mm pancake coming out at some point.

In any case keep in mind that M4/3 lenses are still affected by the 2x crop factor...so the 17mm is a 34mm.

 

[Mike@AF]

The adaptors are thick precisely to allow infinity focusing to work. Remember that SLR lenses have a flange distance to accommodate the mirror box.

Then they need to make them a little bit thicker so actual infinity focus is where the infinity mark is.