Canon Lenses on Panasonic Body?

Curious to know if anyone here uses Canon lenses on their Panasonic bodies. I have an older Panasonic G5 with a Nikon/Panasonic adapter. I have found that using my older manual focus Nikon lenses on my G5 is much easier than when I use AF lenses. IQ is not too bad.

Anyone use Canon lenses on their Panasonic bodies?

I use Canon FD lenses as in the 50 1.8, the 50 macro, the 135 3.5. All very sharp with nice color. For a shallow depth of field it's hard to beat the 50 1.8 lens, beautiful lens. The problem I have is adaptors, most are kind of crappy, loose in the body so when you focus is feels somewhat loose.
David

stronics wrote in post #17667206
I use Canon FD lenses as in the 50 1.8, the 50 macro, the 135 3.5. All very sharp with nice color. For a shallow depth of field it's hard to beat the 50 1.8 lens, beautiful lens. The problem I have is adaptors, most are kind of crappy, loose in the body so when you focus is feels somewhat loose.
David

Thanks! I have read that getting a good adapter can sometimes be a matter of luck. Cool thing is that there are some really good bargains on FD lenses. I wonder how well EF or EF-S lenses work on m4/3 bodies though?

With my current Nikon set up I prefer using older manual focus lenses than AF lenses because of the stiffer focusing rings. Would the same hold true between FD and EOS lenses?

snegron wrote in post #17670311
I wonder how well EF or EF-S lenses work on m4/3 bodies though?

They should work fairly well when used with "smart" adapters that have electronics which allow setting the aperture. These adapters can get very pricey.

With "dumb" adapters that are little more than a ring that mounts the lens on one side and mounts to the camera's mount on the other, you have to set the aperture on a Canon body then hold the depth of field prevue button in while you "unlock and twist" to start removing the lens. The aperture remains where you set it on the Canon body and cannot be changed on a m4/3 body. It must be returned to the Canon body for any changes.

snegron wrote in post #17670311
With my current Nikon set up I prefer using older manual focus lenses than AF lenses because of the stiffer focusing rings. Would the same hold true between FD and EOS lenses?

Yes. On modern AF lenses the focusing ring does not drive the lens elements focusing movement directly. It sends an electronic signal that activates the focusing motor so that is why you have no "tactile feel". Often referred to as "focus by wire". You just don't get any tactile feedback.

While I've pretty much adapted to this myself, I do have a few Nikkor lenses from the Nikon F era I use on my m4/3 cameras and still like the smooth positive feel of the focusing on those.

I didn't seriously consider using my Canon lenses on my m4/3 bodies, my main reason for making the change was to get into lighter gear. Some of the Canon lenses I had were a bit heavy and when I turned 75 I felt it was time to "lighten the load", so I sold all my Canon stuff.

not same cam but i use a canon adapter on my em5 and my manual focus lenses work great,i have a couple canon mount rokinon manual focus lenses and they work great on the em5,the 35mm 1.4 is awesome on the em5 as it would be on a panasonic i am sure,my fotodiox brand adapter is tight and works great,i also have a nikon and pentax adapter and i have some decent manual focus lenses from them as well all work great

I have the Kipon EF to M43 autofocus adapter and am very happy with how well it works on my GX7 and G7 when using my Canon lenses.