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Cinematic m43 lenses
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  • vicharrisvicharris

    What @LPowell said :)

  • LPowellLPowell

    One reason Panasonic lenses have a video look is because they're over-sharpened by the camera's lens distortion correction filter. Fortunately, none of the Leica-branded Lumix lenses use distortion correction, and to my eyes, they look far more cinematic than the Panasonic lenses I've tried. I have the legacy Four Thirds version of the Leica 25mm f1.4 and it's a gorgeous lens, sharp all the way down to f1.4:

    http://www.photozone.de/olympus--four-thirds-lens-tests/509-leica25f14

    That lens does require a Four Thirds adapter, either Panasonic or Olympus, but what that buys you is a rare luxury: a fast auto-focus lens with a manual aperture ring, calibrated in 1/3 stops. If that's not something you need, the native MFT version of the Leica 25mm f1.4 is nearly as sharp and requires no adapter:

    http://www.photozone.de/olympus--four-thirds-lens-tests/740-pana25

    Compared to the 25mm Leica's, the Nokton 25mm f0.95 is much softer at wide apertures, particularly in the corners:

    http://www.photozone.de/olympus--four-thirds-lens-tests/601-voigtlander25f095mft

    However, the dreamy look of the Nokton appeals to the cinematic tastes of many GH2 users.

    I also have the Samyang/Rokinon 35mm f1.4 and it's a fine lens in spite of its noticeable focus breathing, Mine is in Nikon F-mount, which requires an MFT adapter, and has a focus ring that rotates in the opposite direction as Lumix lenses:

    http://www.photozone.de/nikon_ff/658-samyang3514fx

  • Manu4VendettaManu4Vendetta

    For video I dont need autofocus, but depending on the occasion, whether in stills.

    For the SLR was I who wrote something wrong, I did not mean to repeat manually focus from one point to another as when using a follow focus, not autofocus.

    'I found a big flaw with the SLR Magic 35mm T1.4 for anyone who plans to use focus markers. The focus ring is unreliable for repeat focusing. If you just focus from point A to point B, it's fine, but if you find a third point and go back, it'll throw all the markers off.' mintcheerios

    On the problems of Samyang / Rokinon, I have read things about breathing issues.

    @astraban, thanks for the tip, I will seek some filters.

    From the PanaLeica 25mm f1.4 anyone has references and her look?

  • vicharrisvicharris

    Where did you read Samyang is not recommended? That's absurd. I Just shot a whole PSA on Samyang/Rokinon glass and people love the way it looks. I also used the SLR 12mm 1.6 on it.

    And like @artiswar said, why autofocus? Not needed at all for what you want. I'd suggest doing some more research on this board since pretty much all the info you gave is wrong.

    Now much money do you have to spend on glass?

  • astrabanastraban

    Try to use filters on your lumix lenses before buying new one. I love my Nokton, but a Black Pro-Mist 1/4 filter gave a new life to my kit lens (14-140) and did even better on my Oly lenses. This and/or a Tiffen Diffusion filter might transform their sharpness into a good thing - what it was supposed to be after all. After practicing a lot of old classic lenses (FD, MD), I much prefer sharp lenses, now : olympus 12mm being my fav' one theses days. More versatility than softy/dreamy glasses that almost stuck you in one look.

    PS : SLR lenses don't have autofocus (what you wrote about the 35mm).

  • artiswarartiswar

    Many native m4/3 lenses are going to have that digital look inherently. The exceptions of course are the manual styled lenses like Voigtländer and SLR Magic. Why is Samyang out of the question? From what I've seen, they optics are really quite nice. For what reason is autofocus necessary?

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    Change title please, no need to describe your state in the title, better describe lenses category you want to discuss in topic.

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