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Hi MidEastGal - One additional detail on the Olympus 12-60 - you have to buy a $200CDN 4/3 to micro 4/3 adapter to mount it on your GH3. I have two adapted 4/3 lenses, and I love them, but you should be forewarned that they are slow to focus on micro 4/3 cameras (and they have noisy autofocus motors).
On the 20mm f1.7 - in Canada, you're right - if you shop on eBay US, once you pay the shipping and the duties, it's a challenge to find one for less than $400CDN.
Here is one in Ontario for $376CDN (shipping included) on eBay Canada.
On buying a Canon lens with an adapter - if you mean a modern Canon EF or EF-S lens for EOS cameras - I strongly recommend against this. Modern Canon lenses have no manual aperture control, so you will be stuck shooting with a wide open aperture.
On the other hand, if you mean a classic Canon FD 50mm prime with an adapter, it will work - but, as Ron says, you will have to set the aperture and focus manually. Something else you may want to consider is that 50mm is a pretty long lens on a micro 4/3 camera. I took my GH3 and the Canon FD 50mm f1.8 to a hockey game the other night and couldn't get good pictures of my family sitting next to me because the focal length was too long.
I still recommend one or both of the Sigmas for full automatic aperture and autofocus. I'm pretty sure the deal at Adorama is over, because the only 2 for $199 deal I could find was for the NEX mount version (I gave you the wrong link earlier).
So the best I've been able to find for a new 19mm Sigma is about $158CDN (shipping included) from 47th St Photo in NY via eBay Canada. The best I could find for a new 30mm is still at Adorama for $149US, plus shipping and duties.
I would rather have two of these lenses for ~$300CDN than the 20mm f1.7 (as wonderful as it is) for ~$400CDN.
Again, best of luck,
Bill
On the 20mm f1.7 - in Canada, you're right - if you shop on eBay US, once you pay the shipping and the duties, it's a challenge to find one for less than $400CDN.
Here is one in Ontario for $376CDN (shipping included) on eBay Canada.
On buying a Canon lens with an adapter - if you mean a modern Canon EF or EF-S lens for EOS cameras - I strongly recommend against this. Modern Canon lenses have no manual aperture control, so you will be stuck shooting with a wide open aperture.
On the other hand, if you mean a classic Canon FD 50mm prime with an adapter, it will work - but, as Ron says, you will have to set the aperture and focus manually. Something else you may want to consider is that 50mm is a pretty long lens on a micro 4/3 camera. I took my GH3 and the Canon FD 50mm f1.8 to a hockey game the other night and couldn't get good pictures of my family sitting next to me because the focal length was too long.
I still recommend one or both of the Sigmas for full automatic aperture and autofocus. I'm pretty sure the deal at Adorama is over, because the only 2 for $199 deal I could find was for the NEX mount version (I gave you the wrong link earlier).
So the best I've been able to find for a new 19mm Sigma is about $158CDN (shipping included) from 47th St Photo in NY via eBay Canada. The best I could find for a new 30mm is still at Adorama for $149US, plus shipping and duties.
I would rather have two of these lenses for ~$300CDN than the 20mm f1.7 (as wonderful as it is) for ~$400CDN.
Again, best of luck,
Bill
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