lmackreath Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Morning all! I am loving my NEX 5N and am mainly using it to shoot video. I have the 18-55 kit lens and also have purchased 4 manual lenses, these are: Konica AR 40MM 1.8 Konica AR 50MM 1.7 Fujian CCTV 25MM 1.7 Canon FD 50MM 1.8 I use all these lenses for video to allow better low light shooting and shallower depth of field. What I am not noticing though is much quality difference in the footage from one lens to another. The fujain is obviously a cheap toy lens and has a poor focus plane and blurred edges wide open but the rest of the lens shoot pretty much the same quality footage. My question i suppose is long term is it worth me investing in similar lenses like the Voigtlander 35mm 1.4 (which is more expensive) if the actual video footage quality it outputs is the same? I understand such a lens at 1.4 would again give me shallower DOF and better low light footage but apart from that would I see a general overal quality difference that would justify the price tag? The other main problem I have is that with the NEX-5N all these manual lenses don't offer in built stabilization which the kit lens does, so hand held footage is very shaky without a steady hand or tripod. Are there other third party lenses out there that have in built stabilization that I could implement into my collection? Thanks in advance! Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amro Othman Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 I'm also trying different lenses and Andrew's article: http://www.eoshd.com/content/3998/cinematic-and-photographic-lenses-for-the-sony-nex-5n-and-fs100-part-1 ...convinced me to hunt on ebay for the Olympus 38mm 1.8. I already lost the first auction while I was sleeping (I knew that asshole would stab me while I slept!) and I'm bidding on another now. That one shot in the above article with the sharp portrait and lovely curved bokeh sold me instantly. Otherwise I am also unsure whether to invest in the voigtlander 35mm. I'm also not sure how much more awesome the video will be at the end of the day. Plus it is a little pricey considering if you're spending $650 plus the adapter, maybe its time to splash on the E-mount Carl Zeiss 24mm? It's a 1000 dollars which is harsh... but it's made for e-mount, has auto-focus so you can touch focus on the screen and not worry about it, and the focal length of 24mm is useful for video. I actually wish Zeiss made a wide angle e-mount to replace the mediocre 16mm f2.8 sony standard. I also have a couple of videos where I want to film myself playing guitar etc, but I dont want to trouble anybody to shoot me since I will need to take loads and loads of shots before I get the ones I want. So it's a bit of a focus challenge... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ed_lee83 Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 The Samyang primes are getting popular for video. So I'd recommend those for the budget-minded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amro Othman Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 I'm one of those guys waiting for the 24mm from Samyang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amro Othman Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Lee, do you have any sample videos of the CCTV 25mm? I have the SLR Magic 35mm 1.7 and wonder how it compares! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmackreath Posted December 22, 2011 Author Share Posted December 22, 2011 Yes here is one I did last week http://vimeo.com/34018773 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmackreath Posted December 22, 2011 Author Share Posted December 22, 2011 Sorry and this one taken a few months ago.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKaGGG93mTg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmackreath Posted December 22, 2011 Author Share Posted December 22, 2011 sorry mine is not the 25mm, but the 35mm 1.7 fujian cctv...but I think it is the same as the slr magic 35mm 1.7 just cheaper! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Andrew Reid Posted December 22, 2011 Administrators Share Posted December 22, 2011 Check out the 20-40mm push zoom Pentax 110 lens for the NEX, it covers the full sensor and is tiny for a zoom... It even features a constant F2.8 aperture. Review soon on EOSHD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amro Othman Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 Hey Andrew! Just won an Olumpus Pen-F 38mm 1.8 on ebay US $256.00. Do you think I overpayed? Lol. But just after I won and saw a pen-F 40mm 1.4! That sounds even better no? Have you ever tried it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Andrew Reid Posted December 25, 2011 Administrators Share Posted December 25, 2011 Not used the 40mm yet, but it is probably a lot more money. The 38mm is great, nice character... pretty unique. Will have some footage from that and the NEX 5N up over Christmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEYimm Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 I've had good results using my stock of Nikon lenses - especially the 10.5mm DX fisheye and an older AF-S 85/1.8 - with the 5N and MTF Nikon adaptor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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