midloch Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Hi all, please I need to advice. I am between two wide lenses for my Panasonic G6. It is SLR Magic 12mm T1.6 and Olympus 12 mm F2 the price is almost the same. Which one do you think is better for video quality? Thanks a lot!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norliss Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 As with almost anything, you'll find numerous differing opinions out there. In truth, much of it depends on your intended usage since the SLR Magic is fully manual, whilst the Olympus offers all the automatic features you'd expect on a modern lens. Seb Farges made a brief comparison video a little while ago, if you want to see them in action together: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midloch Posted January 22, 2014 Author Share Posted January 22, 2014 Tahx a lot! They are both great lenses it is very hard to decide :-) I do not mind fully manual work with SLR. I am not sure but may be SLR looks a little bit like "filmic look". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brellivids Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 I have seen one comparison somewhere. The SLR has flare issues and Oly has some barrel distortion according to DXOmark review. I dont know what kind of barrel distortion the SLR magic has. Oly is harder to pull focus with. And SLR magic has no autofocus for still photography. One needs to decide what the priorities are.. Both are good in many ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midloch Posted January 24, 2014 Author Share Posted January 24, 2014 So and what do you think about comparison with Panasonic 14mm F 2,5 for filming? The Panasonic is possible to buy secondhand for around 200 USD, but I am not sure about criticized "clinic" look? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronjbase Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 I've been using the 12mm Olympus for both still and video for over a year now, no isues with mine. it constantly amazes me on the quality of images and video i produce with this lens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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