I wonder if the 42.5 will work on a BMCC. I know OIS won't but what about aperture ? This looks like a nice lens but I would like to use it both on a GH4 and a BMCC...
I had a chance to spend a couple of days with the Panasonic 42.5mm f1.2 and my GH4 Here are some of my shots. I worked on the raw file to create the jpg with a slight sharpening of 80/2/2 as the GH4 file are easy to get noise if pushed too much in that department.
With every full shot, there is a crop around the focus area with the camera and lens datas. I will post more later on and a complete collection on the blog part of my website.
I shot a lot fully open even it was not always the best option for the subject I was shooting but I wanted to see what this lens offered at f1.2
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Nocticron is a great lens. It may be expensive and big, but it also has lots of quality, both physically and in images. It is easy to use because it has no vices, no nasty surprises. You do not need tricks to lure this quality out, it just pops out all the time.
http://www.pekkapotka.com/journal/2014/10/15/panasonic-leica-425mm-f12-dg-nocticron
If you’re in the market for an extremely sharp Micro Four Thirds lens of some sort, then you already found the right lens. Panasonic’s 42.5mm f1.2 lens is–dare we say it–the sharpest lens for the system that we’ve ever tested. Panasonic put a lot of work into it, and you’re surely paying for it. Not only is this lens very sharp, but it focuses quickly, can have some very beautiful bokeh, great color rendition when working with skin tones and overall can present a great look for your subject.
http://www.thephoblographer.com/2014/08/21/review-panasonic-42-5mm-f1-2-micro-four-thirds/
Clearly that was filmed with a FF camera. We all know m43 is incapable of such shallow DOF ;)
I just received my latest lens today for my GH4, the Leica DG Nocticron 42.5mm f/1.2 ASPH Power OIS that is one of the sharpest lenses tested on Lenstip . It is the fastest lens made with OIS and should be great for handheld 4K low light shots with shallow DOF since it's sharp wide open .
@Vitaliy_Kiselev Thanks for linking to the comparison with the Voigtlander - although they seem to have focused the CV at a different point (slightly farther) than either of the auto-focus lenses. We are really spoiled for choice at this focal length.
Comparison with Olympus 45mm and Voigtländer- http://www.pixelmania.nl/artikel.aspx?rubriekid=2&artikelid=2215&page=2
The Panasonic-Leica Nocticron 42.5mm f/1.2 is a very high-level lens that portrait photographers and videographers can certainly appreciate. The build is wonderful, the image quality is wonderful.
Nice roast!
Anyway, I just wanted to let you all know that there is a danger of bouncing this lens if you're not used to the clamp lens hood [that this lens has].
I'm accustomed to the clamp hoods from the old angenieux zooms, but they didn't have the storage option, where you reverse the hood back over the focusing ring and clamp it down for storage.
That said, here's what can happen: Once the lens is stored, by reversing and clamping it over the lens, it is possible that you might pick up the lens (by the clamped on hood). If the thumbscrew isn't tight or engaged, the lens will side out and gravity will take over. I have two hands, so I was lucky and won't do it again.
The lens is very nice and goes well with the gh4. The only problem is, I don't have the bathing beauties to photograph, so I'll stick to bushes, railings and cats.
On a separate [but similar] note: In our post pro office, we received one of the first mac pro humidifiers. Cost us $13,000. I picked it up, and the fancy outer "can" was not engaged, [by a numb-nuts little switch] When I pulled it out of the box, the guts of the mac slipped right out of the canister. Sloop! gravity taking over, 50 year-old reflexes barely functioning... Again, I caught the bastard with that other hand.
Now I carry gaffer's tape and put it on everything that's new and fancy.
I hope this will help to save some of your glorious new crap from destruction.
Bye
Firmware update for 42.5mm Lens:
2014/04/22 Ver. 1.1
http://panasonic.jp/support/global/cs/dsc/download/fts/dl/ns043.html
I'll admit I've actually dreamed of using this lens. I'm going to rent it for an upcoming shoot.
Getting mine tomorrow, should be fun!
I like Steve Huff and his website. No-nonsense.
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