Hi dan, the ladies are getting excited about our South Africa trip in October. Looking forward to seeing you folks. Does the Lumix GX8 accept leica m series lenses? Does any Lumix product accept Leica R series lenses?
The Leica to Lumix lens adapter for Leica R series lenses.
Good news Steve, Yes, al the Lumix MFT cameras accept Leica R series lenses via the Leica to Lumix MFT lens adapter. I think you will also be incredibly impressed with the manual focusing option on the Lumix cameras that makes manual focus super easy. It’s a much more effective way of manual focusing than we have had with traditional DSLR’s cameras. Additionally, I’m not sure if you are aware of the Leica/Lumix lenses that we have in the Lumix system. Lenses that have Image Stabilization and autofocus built in. I have the Leica 42.5mm F/1.2 and the Leica 15mm F/1.7. Keep in mind you have to multiply all Lumix lens X2 so the lenses mentioned above are actually a 85mm F/1.2 and a 30mm F/1.7. These two lenses are typically Leica sharp and built typically Leica durable. Best of all we have a new Leica 100-400mm (200-800mm F/4-6.3) coming in the the near future which will be absolutely unbelievable for wildlife and nature.