tribal-warrior
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I do recall reading somewhere on this forum that the M4/3 lens mount is not particularly strong and mounting a heavy lens may put strain on it. Is there a recommended weight limit for lenses that are not supported?
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Wouldn't heavy lenses mostly be held by the lens and camera, reducing the strain on the mount? Apart from that, the strength would vary depending on which body. The GH3 and GH4 are generally very strongly built and can probably take a lot of weight, the plastic bodies not so much. The E-M1 and E-M5 seem reasonably strong also.I do recall reading somewhere on this forum that the M4/3 lens mount is not particularly strong and mounting a heavy lens may put strain on it. Is there a recommended weight limit for lenses that are not supported?
If the camera body was mounted to a tripod while also being attached to a heavy lens, there would be a fair bit of strain on the lens mount from the weight of the unsupported lens. When I use Canon FD lenses with my G2 and G6, I use an adapter that has it's own tripod socket in which case the lens is supported.Wouldn't heavy lenses mostly be held by the lens and camera, reducing the strain on the mount?
I doubt that there is a written weight limit, but since all m4/3 lenses starting just under 1 kilogram have tripod mounts, I would hesitate using heavier lenses than that on a tripod without a mount on the lens or the adapter. For long lenses, that would also be a rather useless exercise, since with the camera mounted to the tripod, the pivoting point is more or less at the sensor plane, increasing the effect of any vibration or movement. This is a problem with mirror-lenses, that mostly don't have a tripod mount.If the camera body was mounted to a tripod while also being attached to a heavy lens, there would be a fair bit of strain on the lens mount from the weight of the unsupported lens. When I use Canon FD lenses with my G2 and G6, I use an adapter that has it's own tripod socket in which case the lens is supported.
That would mean trying to fit a tripod mount to a body cap lens!Do yourself a favour and assume that the "weight limit" is zero........