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FS: GH2 (body only w Loupe), Voigtlander Nokton 25mm f/0.95, SLR Magic 12mm f/1.6, GH2 Batteries

lumina — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 10:12:43 +0000

Hi Guys,

Had quite a bit of M4/3 gear for my GH2's & selling some of it on ebay. Just thought I'd post the links here in case anyone's interested. It's all really well looked after stuff.

All separate listings:

GH2 Body Only (Black - LCDVF 16:9 Loupe included) http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/140880776940?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

Voigtlander Nokton 25mm f/0.95 http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/140880787562?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

SLR Magic HyperPrime 12mm f/1.6 http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/140880796144?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

GH2 Batteries (3 additional genuine batteries available) http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/140880817465?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649 http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/140880818690?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649 http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/140880819590?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

Sigma 8-16mm F4.5-5.6 on GH2 or Gh1

kronstadt — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 22:35:15 +0000

I'm considering getting a Sigma 8-16mm F4.5-5.6 lens for my Gh1 because is said to be a rectilinear (non-fisheye) lens. It is made for crop sensor APS-C cameras, but I'm not sure if it will work on m43 mount. Also, not sure if focus will work manually on GH2 or GH1? Any advice?

Has anyone tried this on a GH2 or GH1?

GH2 Lens Kit for Interview Business Videos, Narrative Work and Events

dreinz — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 04:07:25 +0000

Looking for peoples thoughts/experiences on the various Lens Setups I have researched and organized here. Looking for a lens kit that will cover a range of shooting scenarios (Interview Business Videos, Narrative Work and Non-Wedding Events). I prefer to shoot manually and its only for video work (no photos).

Rokinon Cine Lens Setup - Rokinon 85mm T1.5 Cine Lens| $350 - Rokinon 35mm T1.5 Cine Lens | $550 - Rokinon 14mm T3.1 Cine Lens | $450 - Tokina AT-X 270 Pro 28-70mm f2.8 | $290 - Total: $1640

Canon FD Setup - Canon FD 85mm f/1.8 S.S.C Lens | $250 - Canon FD 50mm 1.4 | $130 - Canon FD 35mm F2 | $250
- Tokina AT-X 270 Pro 28-70mm f2.8 | $290 - Total: $920

I couldn't find any appropriate wide lenses for the Canon FD or Nikon setups.

FS: Voigtlaender 25mm/F.95 and Olympus 45mm/F1.8

sohus — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 06:09:07 +0000

For Sale: Voigtlaender 25mm/F.95 and Olympus 45mm/F1.8. Both in perfect condition. I have a receipt for both lenses. They can be picked up in the Netherlands or shipped with UPS/FedEX/DHL (I prefer Europe only). PM me when you are interested. You can bid on one of the two lenses.

Adapting integrated (motorized) zoom lenses from super8mm cine camera?

tomek123 — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 18:26:14 +0000

Hello,

I found some VERY good offers for super8 film cameras like these:

http://www.super8data.com/database/cameras_list/cameras_revue/cameras_revue.htm

http://www.super8camera.com/netsearch.php?sq=canon+518&page=2

http://www.super8data.com/database/cameras_list/cameras_nizo/nizo_156xl.htm

http://super8arena.com/braun-nizo-4080-p-188.html

Unfortunately, I heard from the sellers that they have unchangeable lenses.

As I understood the zoom distance of this lenses can be changed from a button on the camera body, so probably it would be difficult to take off the lens from the cam... One of the sellers told me the lens has electric control of the zoom and the aperture is changed also from the camera.

I don't know anything about this, but these zoom lenses are pretty fast and VERY cheap (Revue Reflex Zoom f: 1.7 \ F: 8-40 mm and Canon 9.5 - 47.5mm f/1.8 and especially Schneider Macro-Variogon 1,4 / 7 - 80 mm from the Brown cameras) .

I think they could be useful for GH2/3 with a ETC mode, so I wondered if someone already achieved some adaptation of this lens type to micro 4/3?

Thank you in advance.

FS: Tamron Adaptall SP 17mm/f3.5 with m4/3 adapter

saltherring — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 00:46:10 +0000

An extremely clean wide angle lens in great condition. I purchased this last Fall and have used it with my GH2. Its a very good, affordable way to shoot at this focal length. The focus ring moves very smoothly and fluidly. This is a unique lens in that it has three built-in filters: Y2 (yellow), R60 (red) and 81B (warm). Of course, shooting with the lens on normal is an option too. The adapter fits solidly on the GH2 and had no wiggle room or "play" like other Fotodiox adapters I've used.

I'm asking $200 for everything plus shipping (from USA). PM me if you're interested. Thanks!

Good Websites For Used Lenses (Other than Ebay) ?

SAS — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 15:24:03 +0000

Does anyone know any good online resources for used lenses (which can either be used with an adapter or directly with GH2) ?

I believe know why Coppola chose the GH2 at Zacuto Revenge Shootout 2012

Manu4Vendetta — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 22:33:23 +0000

I watch some movies I subtracted master Coppola, including an excellent thriller 'The Conversation' of his early years. My first reaction just came out the first pictures is that it looks like when you combine the GH2 or GH1 with old lenses for its look and color, but the texture of the film different though but not as radical.

I think what Coppola to see shots of the GH2 was somewhat familiar with this movie great unknown but which he felt so proud. I'd love to ask him about it, but that is almost impossible.

Excuse me if this thread its trivial and offtopic, but wanted to share this impression.

And I recommend to all screenwriters and directors see this movie frugal, sometimes with limited resources and without a very complex story, but well told and surprising elements can do a good job in this case is a masterpiece.

Attached some pictures of it.

PS: Sorry for my poor English.

Vivitar vs Canon FD lenses

phazedreality818 — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 07:57:35 +0000

hello all. i am very new to photography and videography. i have purchased a gh2 about 2 months ago and love it. my dad had some old school canon fd lenses laying around from when he was in the military in the early 80s. i bought the ciecio7 adapter and it works wonderfully. i love how the images are detailed, yet soft, and how the bokeh is incredibly nice.

i have a 50mm f1.8 and a 135mm 3.5

i am looking to buy a wider angle lens but i am caught between canon lenses and vivitar lenses for the fd mount. i am looking to get a fast (f2.0 or lower) 24 or 28mm lens, and the vivitar ones are much much much more affordable than their canon counterpart.

my question is this. how much of a difference is there between the canon fd and vivitar fd lenses? is the difference in price worth it to go for the canon? how does the vivitar lens hold up on its own?

GH2 holding its ground with Epic

ronmen — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 11:49:04 +0000

Hey guys, just thought you'd like to see some spots we shot on a Red Epic with a $40,000 Arri Alura 15.5 - 45mm lens and a GH2 with the Sanity 5 patch and a $100 Canon 85mm FD SSC prime lens. These are fairly low res files for web delivery but the high res footage looked great too. Here are the four spots:

http://www.nixhealth.com/home/reform

The Epic was used for the wide and medium shots, the GH2 was used for the CU cutaways on the face and hands. I think the footage cuts very well. 'Just goes to show that you don't need to spend $100K on a camera package to get very nice results.

Collective noun: a Stash, an Arsenal or a Hoard of Lenses?

goanna — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 19:32:44 +0000

I envy those who have a set of lenses. Mine are more like a clutter. I might even have to admit to having accumulated "an embarrassment of lenses".

When I stack my most used ones together they look like a small city CBD. I would prefer a CBD of lenses to my current full postcode of lenses with its outlying trashy suburbs.

OK, so we've got a Murder of Crows, a Huddle of Lawyers, a Splatch of Brochures on a hotel-room sideboard...

What's an appropriate collective noun for a group of lenses?

How-to: Fix lens to adapter looseness

svart — Wed, 04 May 2011 14:07:31 +0000

So I figured out a way to get rid of the looseness between lenses and their adapters. Since most of us use still lenses that tend to fit a little loose in their mounts and then wiggle and move when focused. This can cause the frame to shift slightly and it's very noticeable when rack focusing. I found very thin adhesive PTFE(teflon) sheets that can be cut out to the same shape as the mounting face and used to shim the lens to make a tight fit. I just cut out a piece large enough to cover the face of the mount and then trimmed the PTFE to the OD and ID of the mount face. Teflon is of course very slick and has a bit of pliability to it so that it won't mar the mounting surface of your lens. In any case, I make no warranty about this so do it at your own risk. :)

What I used was .005(PN 2208T21) and .01(PN 2208T111) thick sheets of adhesive PTFE from McMaster-Carr supply:
www.mcmaster.com

I'm not sure where you can get sheets of adhesive PTFE in other countries though. I assume there are industrial supply companies that have raw materials like this.

I'll get some pictures of them up soon.

Kowa USA - Torrance , CA ..... Road trip anyone?

CRFilms — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 04:19:04 +0000

There's a lot of talk of how SLR Magic is a rebranded Kowa CCTV lens. These are links to Kowa USA dealers and Headquarters:
http://www.kowa-usa.com/frontend/contact.asp
http://www.kowa-usa.com/frontend/store.asp (select opto-electronic)
http://www.kowa-usa.com/frontend/proddisp.asp?co=10000380 -these models, 1" sensor lenses

The dealer in Kyle, TX is closest to me....it's 3:00am as I type this....assuming he has some in stock, and he lets me come down and video it, the soonest I could have a video up is around 30hrs...IF I had a c mount adapter. So, realistic best case is 3-4 days... after ordering a c-mount adapter off Amazon.

Could somebody beat me too the punch? :)

Any recommended Lens Selections for use with GH2?

SAS — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 13:32:42 +0000

Hi again everyone.

I have been looking around for the best "bang for buck" HD video camera with an interchangeable lens system that I can build a reasonable rig for - 4 under £3,000.

In the end I decided that I could not wait and put down a hefty deposit towards the Panasonic GH2H. the one with the 14 - 140mm lens included...

After I have paid the rest of the full price it will have cost me £900.

I am interested to know which lenses you all recommend I try out and invest in for use with this camera.

I am likely to make factual documentaries, also music videos and a small number (minimum of 10) short fictional films.

Also what lighting kits are good and which rigs do you recommend?

many thanks....

14-140 lens issue

Diffusion33 — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:36:27 +0000

Hi everyone,

I just recently acquired a GH2 with the 14-140mm lens. When walking with the lens, the lens keeps extending to full zoom not staying in the position i left it in which is really annoying . Is this normal?

Tips for shooting stills on the GH2, in particular with manual lenses

jimtreats — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 20:58:33 +0000

So i've hardly ever shot any stills with my GH2, using it pretty much solely for video up until now. I know that it's actually one of the better m4/3 cameras for stills, and doing a holiday recently with it as my only "proper" camera I did dabble a little.

I'm always shooting my video in 24p mode, which I'm guessing is the reason that any form of still shot whilst shooting video is impossible. A bit of a shame.

I was using my Voigtlander 17.5mm f0.95 and was experiencing quite a few rubbish shots when trying to take them in program mode. I guess it wasn't working out so well having no control over the aperture. In the end i was forced to go for shutter priority and dial in something fast enough to be sharp... 1/40th or faster basically. I believe then i still had problems with auto ISO, and ended up having to manually dial in isos to get a result that looked close to what i wanted.

It seems quite a struggle really. I'm assuming with coded lenses the experience would have gone a lot more smoother?

I have a few wedding shoots coming up in the next few months, and i wonder if i could manage to shoot stills and video all with just the GH2.. if not i'll rely back on my old trusty Nikon D3 for stills, but i just don't look forward to the hassle and weight of that, as well as the GH2!

Anyone got any tips?

f/0.5 .... When f/1.0 just isn’t fast enough

Rambo — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 08:03:24 +0000

......... "At first it was just grasping the concept of 18% grey, then it was learning the stop reach of my sensor, then it was getting rid of depth of field only to bring it back in later years. It serves a little ironic that I craved bokeh so much when young and now I cringe whenever someone uses that word in a conversation" ..........>

http://fstoppers.com/what-one-photographer-did-when-f1-0-just-wasnt-fast-enough

http://www.blairbunting.com/blog/?p=2930

Lenses comparisons - m43

Vitaliy_Kiselev — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 02:32:19 +0000

This will be topic about various comparisons of different m43 lenses (>2 different lenses)

Fo starters, m43 zooms comparison on E-M5 (not really best camera, as it is seems that it do not fix apperations on Panasonic lenses)

Via: http://dslr-check.at.webry.info/201207/article_4.html

Vintage vs Modern Lenses

Vitaliy_Kiselev — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 11:08:26 +0000

Lenses with "triangular" bokeh in Taxi Driver

kronstadt — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 06:17:33 +0000

I've been watching the "Taxi Driver" again and noticed that in the night scenes the background lights that appear in bokeh are of a semi-elliptical and semi-triangular pattern. I've never seen any lens produce such a weird "semi-triangular" bokeh. I've seen "Round" bokeh (Canon, Minolta etc), Hexagonal (Nikon), but not this weirdly appealing triangular pattern. Does anybody know which lenses Scorsese used for Taxi Driver?

Which Angenieux lens is this on the pictures? and which mount?

kronstadt — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 19:45:35 +0000

Hi all, I need your help... I'm trying to determine which Angenieux lens is this and what are it's specs? Most importantly, which mount type is this??? and how can I mount this on a GH13 m4/3 mount? All that I know is that this lens was once attached to a vintage 16mm Arriflex.

And how much do you think I should pay for this lens?

Any advice and suggestions much appreciated!

Searching for "artistic" lenses

krotal — Sun, 27 May 2012 11:35:27 +0000

I know everyone is looking for super sharp lenses but I often shoot experimental projects that's why I'd like to find some old lenses with lot of "personality", (dreamy corners, swirling bokeh, flare, etc). I'm not going to shoot everyday with this kind of glass but it may worth a try.

I already read about Helios lenses, Here is a good example of the kind of bokeh I'm looking for :

Rokkor This one's pretty extreme

Totally love the film like softness but i think this effect comes from the DIY adapater used by the author.

I hope some people are willing to share their knowledge on these crazy lenses ;) Thanks

Which Lens?

thougts2uk — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 03:11:44 +0000

Hi guys,

I have the Voigtlander 25mm and SLR Magic 12mm. I want to get either an 85mm or 100mm equivalent to complete my basic lens set.

Can anyone recommend a lens that will complement my existing set with a cinematic look?

Thanks

Sigma 30mm 2.8 m4/3 mount. Anyone have one?

Petee28 — Thu, 24 May 2012 00:23:48 +0000

I ran across this lens when I was looking for the Sigma 30mm f1.4. Does anyone have one or know anything about the quality? Thanks

http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=jAl&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&q=camera+lens&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&biw=1366&bih=572&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=8880211898433948392&sa=X&ei=8rO9T9aTCsKO6gGJu_Ba&ved=0CG8Q9AIwAA&os=reviews

Panasonic upcoming fast zooms topic

Vitaliy_Kiselev — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 05:16:42 +0000

There will be a 12-35mm and a 35-100mm fast X zooms!!!! Panasonic said they will come in 2012 and have a “large” aperture.

Via: http://www.43rumors.com/

Lens defects by brand

Vitaliy_Kiselev — Tue, 15 May 2012 08:02:22 +0000

Made small chart from data that I found:

Data source: http://www.lensplay.com/lenses/lens_defect_results.php

A wide dilema (with added cashback for UK folks)

matthere — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 06:16:05 +0000

I have had the 12mm 1.6 on order from fotokonijnenberg since mid January, thinking that it may arrive by April 3rd when I'm off to California for a bit of a road trip, now they tell me delivery is due mid April! So anyway I am looking for a wide lens, thought about the upcoming Panasonic wide adapter.. that is also now April release.. (you can see a theme here!) So the Olympus 12mm f2 has been on my radar for a while.. except for the price.. but when looking more closely Olympus has a deal on at the mo in the UK.. can get £185 cash back for the 12mm and also Amazon offers another £30 voucher with the 12mm f2 which means £390 / $620 aprox.

Now I really do like the look of the 12mm 1.6 (flare I could get used to) and I like the 12mm f2 apart from the fact that it is so very sharp.. I like the rendering of fd lenses through my experiments. I just wondered about other's experiences with either the 12mm (f2 or 1.6) or other alternative wide options? Has anyone tried the 12mm f2 with Sedna C or blackmist?

Interested in any wide thoughts :)

UK users maybe interested in the olympus cash back deals on lenses and cameras: http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/02/uk-electronics/shops/olympus/PEN_Lens_Accessory_Cashback_Mar12.V138174725.pdf

PS. The 45mm 1.8 is currently £260 with £70 back! - Not affiliated in any way.

UPDATE - On closer inspection the cashback for lenses is only if you've bought a camera... Back to the drawing board! Still interested in peoples thoughts on wide angle for the GH2 :)

Good lenses for documentary filmmaking and run & gun shooting

sohus — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 06:33:29 +0000

I am currently looking for a good lens for documentary filmmaking with the GH2. I love my primes but when you are shooting documentary, it is very inflexible. One way of solving this is adding one or two bodies so you can just change them around but a zoom lens is the best option IMO.

Lenses that qualify are:

FourThirds:

OLYMPUS : ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 12-60mm F2.8-4.0 SWD http://www.four-thirds.org/en/fourthirds/standard.html#i_012-060mm_f028-040_olympus

Panasonic : LEICA D VARIO-ELMARIT 14-50mm F2.8-3.5 ASPH. MEGA O.I.S. http://www.four-thirds.org/en/fourthirds/standard.html#i_014-050mm_f028-035_panasonic

OLYMPUS : ZUIKO DIGITAL 14-54mm F2.8-3.5 II http://www.four-thirds.org/en/fourthirds/standard.html#i_014-054mm_f028-035ii_olympus

MicroFourThirds:

OLYMPUS : M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 12-50mm F3.5-6.3 EZ http://www.four-thirds.org/en/microft/standard.html#i_012-050mm_f035-063_olympus

Panasonic : LUMIX G VARIO HD 14-140mm F4.0-5.8 ASPH. MEGA O.I.S. http://www.four-thirds.org/en/microft/standard.html#i_014-140mm_f040-058_panasonic

I focused on the Olympus/Panasonic lenses for now. I think that the Panasonic : LEICA D VARIO-ELMARIT 14-50mm F2.8-3.5 ASPH. MEGA O.I.S. and OLYMPUS : ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 12-60mm F2.8-4.0 SWD are good candidates. Especially the Olympus has a very long range (24-120mm in 35mm terms) while still offering a F2.8 wide-angle (and constant F/4.0 over entire range). Documentary shooting is about making trade-off and I will always have my primes for really dark situations (Voigt 50mm/.95, SLRMagic 12mm/1.6 and Olympus 45mm/1.8).

Does anyone here own one of the above lenses? Please share your opinions with me. I probably wait until the Panasonic X 12-35mm and 35-100 are announced as they could be good candidates too, although 12-35mm is a more limiting range.

Double kit lenses for $300 if you have body and want some IS lenses

Vitaliy_Kiselev — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 01:00:40 +0000

http://www.adorama.com/IPC1442.html?sub=NZTGD042912Pana1442M43rds&utm_term=Other

http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-45-200mm-4-0-5-6-Olympus-Cameras/dp/B001ISKNKA/

Breathing tests of various lenses

Vitaliy_Kiselev — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:00:30 +0000

Copy-pasted from post by @joeevento in other topic