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yes that is correct! increasing the iso will make it brighter!!!   get the Pentax 25mm f1.4

I have this lens on my GH2 you need a c mount to micro 4/3 adaptor   http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/C-Mount-Lens-to-Micro-4-3-M4-3-Adapter-Olympus-E-M5-PL3-P3-PM1-Panasonic-GX1-GF5-/140861669153?pt=UK_Photography_CameraLenses_Lens_caps_hoods_adaptors_ET&hash=item20cc027f21   The Pentax is a nice lens I use it mainly for night shoots outside in Cities. it is sharp and has very good contrast, it vingettes slightly on the edges     this is a frame grab from a video shot on GH2 Pentax 25mm at f1.4 (fully wide open appeture) 1/50 sec  /  400 ISO  /  2500 kelvin   /  Nostalgic

Ive just been using the new Cineroid Retina display EVF its absolutely stunning!! highly recomended   EVF 4RVW   http://www.cineroid.com/

I mainly use 1/50 sec shutter all the time Craig as I am in Europe and we have 50hz mains electricty   keep the iso as low as you can I try shoot 160 or 200 iso mainly Use fast lenses if it is dark   get a Pentax C mount 25mm f1.4 cctv lens if your canon 24mm f2.8 is still too dark

if you use A or M on the dial they both have auto iso when you shoot video in those modes so thats why it suddenly looks brighter - its the camera internally going 'lets massively increase the iso for this shot' plus your files are interlaced not progressive   So just keep it in cinema mode for all video - forget A and M as these are mainly for taking stills not video .   I keep my camera on cinema 24 p mode all the time

My Sekonic 308 hardly gets used now - shot film for 20 years so it was essential but seeing as you can now see the image you are shooting instantly its not used much now I now work on the notion of 'if it looks good..it is good'

for video you should be on Cinema 24p mode on the GH2 as that is AVCHD   A and M are interlaced modes not progressive and they have auto iso if you shoot video in those modes...not good....   turn the dial to M with the little camera logo that is cinema mode and set the rec quality to 24H in the menu. Andrew Read's GH2 book fully describes how to set your GH2 up for shooting the best quality AVCHD 24p

  Century Optics Pro Series HD 0.7X WIDE ANGLE CONVERTER for Sony HDV   front element glass is 82mm rear is 60mm 72mm with the bayonet mount   Its big heavy and stunningy sharp!! and makes your 50mm full frame into a 35mm full frame equivilent   I use it on my Tecnoir Cinema Rig supporting it using a clamp and rails   there is one on ebay here http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Century-Precision-Optics-0-7x-Wide-Angle-Converter-Lens-f-Sony-HDR-FX1-HVR-Z1U-/230903460835?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35c2eb33e3

BTW You can already do something very similar to this using an Olympus x0.8 wide angle adaptor or a Century Optics x0.8 Centry Optics glass is stunningly sharp mine has a 72mm back so it work on most lenses   or an Isco or Schneider Magna Com Progection lens focal length converter   You dont get the faster F stop BUT you do get a sharper wider image   50mm becomes 35mm 35mm becomes 28mm etc   The Schneider and Isco Magna Coms are superb stunning hi end cinema glass they cost 1000s of Dollars new but I got mine both on ebay for $80   (Kubrick used Kollmorgen Magna Com focal length modifer on the front of his Nasa lens to make a 50mm lens into a 35mm ) trusy me the Schneider and Isco Magna Coms are even better than the Kollmorgen version which as a 1070's lens The Schneider and Iscos are modern new stunning glass.   I use these on my Tecnoir Cinema Rig in a similar way to how I use my anamorphic lenses The same adaptors work on the Magna Coms

I like the look of this , its modular so you can add it to a rig with battery and monitor and a super 35mm sensor is great as we are not in the 2x and 2.3x crops like other cameras.   would like to see some images from it soon!

I hope they make a micro 4/3 version very soon !! it will sell like hot cakes!

American Cinematography article on Hurtlocker: To achieve this kind of realism, Bigelow turned to Ken Loach’s longtime cinematographer, Barry Ackroyd, BSC.   Canon zooms were employed here and throughout the film: either a wide 8–64mm T2.4 or an 11–165mm T2.5. “It’s a good, huge range,” says Ackroyd. “So we’d have three to four cameras, and you’d say to one of the guys, ‘Try to find a rooftop.’ There’s lots of these lovely 45º angles down. Using an 11–165mm zoom, you could pick off a head-and-shoulders shot of someone across the street or have a wide-angle shot. We used a lot of zooms within the film, just to give it that little edge.”

yes you can use step down rings with the Olympus adaptor I use them and there are no issues - focus is ok

I put the 3rds grid on in the menu and use tape it works!

there is really nothing in it Both are very sharp lenses Sigma is also a close focus lens and you can get down to 10cm!! which is very useful too Sigma is half the price of the Canon buy the Sigma!!

get the sigma 24mm f2.8 FD Mount its a great lens (it is canon FD Mount )   http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Canon-Sigma-24mm-f2-8-Macro-FD-manual-focus-lens-for-A1-AE1-F1-T70-Nice-Ex-/400370066571?pt=Camera_Lenses&hash=item5d37ea648b

you need a 24mm lens as this is the approximate Full Frame equivilant of a 50mm prime. I use Yashica 24mm f2,8 and Sigma 24mm f2.8 plus c mount lenses Pentax cosmicar 25mm f1.4 Wesley 24mm f1.4 (actually more like f1.8 or f2)   the c mount are CCTV lenses and fast and great for shooting at night outside.

Increase in digital noise in the IMAGE ....not noise as in sound!

its a great Camera I've shot lots of pop videos on it!

A museum piece .....well one day haha!

  I agree ......use the built in EVF .......I shoot with this out side in bright day light all the time it works great........

  stalk them on ebay .... I got an $800 Century Optics for $30 off ebay ..a bargin!..... nobody wanted it!

  you hardly loose any light......1/4 stop maximim it is very small   and yes this does let you get wide fast primes .......it works very well ! especially on a GH2 where fast primes are expensive.

taken from http://mobile.theverge.com/2012/12/24/3800440/canon-discontinues-5d-mark-ii-the-dslr-that-changed-video   BYE BYE 5D mkII ..........   Today we bid a fond farewell to one of the most influential DSLRs ever made — the Canon 5D Mark II. CanonRumors points out that the camera has been moved to the "old products" page on Canon’s Japanese site, and the body is no longer available to purchase from the company’s US store. Nikon might have got there first, but the D90 wasn’t in the same league when it came to shooting serious video The Mark II’s full-frame sensor and 1080p video mode single-handedly established DSLR video as a viable option for filmmakers, giving them access to low-light sensitivity and shallow depth of field that were out of reach of even the best camcorders of the day. Nikon’s cropped sensor D90 was the first DSLR to shoot video, but couldn’t hope to compete with the Mark II’s full HD resolution or maximum ISO setting of 12,800. Nikon might have got there first, but the D90 wasn’t in the same league when it came to shooting serious video, although to its credit, the D90 was a fraction of the price. At the time, DPReview wrote of Canon’s camera, "there is nothing in this price range, or even 4 times this price range for that matter that can come close to the creative possibilities offered by the 5D Mark II." The subsequent explosion of high-quality digital video was a direct result, and the cheap, powerful camera quickly found markets everywhere from documentary filmmmaking, to music video and commercial production, to network television, to Hollywood films. Sure, the Mark II has been pushed aside by the superior Mark III, and Canon’s video ambitions now lie further upmarket, but even now, the Mark II remains in demand thanks to its low (and falling) price and access to Canon’s deep EF lens library. As we reflect on just how far digital video has come in the past four years, let’s take another look at Reverie, a promotional video that Canon commissioned from acclaimed photographer (and critic of high frame rates) Vincent Laforet back when the Mark II first arrived.

I use Century Optics x 0.8 , its big and heavy 72mm rear glass and stunningly sharp (made by Schneider) plus I use Olympus x 0.8 this has a 58mm rear thread and is very sharp Olympus x 0.7 ..not as sharp but useful   great for making those lenses on your GH2 20% wider!