Hi Neil,
This must be a record for the longest running thread of all time- but for good reason! I think you're going to be the best thing that ever happened to Panasonic as soon as the world economy recovers and digiscopers everywhere can afford their new line of 4/3's.
Anyhow, to the question:
1) I notice that you use a balance bar to support many of the lens/camera combos that you use with your G1. I have an old homemade adapter that fits my Leica scope eyepieces much like the Swaro DCA, and I'd love to be able just to adapt the G1 to it. In your experience, is the camera heavy enough that you'd feel the need to use more support no matter which lens you use with it?
cheers,
Randy
(and yes, all of you other-side-of-the-ponders are allowed to think that's funny)
Randy,
No. The G1 with the Panasonic lenses are well supported by the Swarovski DCA adapter and with AF you don't need a Balance Bar. With manual focus at high magnifications or with heavy lenses ( eg Zeiss 28/12.0 distagon T ) or both ( eg Olympus 50/2.0 Macro lens ) it's better to have more stability.
Neil
ps I think this thread got some ways to go with the new gear comming out.