Julian Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 If you already have the experience with other gear, and if you have the money, why not. The GH4 is a great tool, future proof and has nice extras like 96 fps, 4K for cropping/panning, great evf, flip screen, etc. Go for it and enjoy :) Daniel Acuña 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonpais Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 heres a guys test that might help you. i dont like samyang lenses, they are cheap for a reason, but who can afford real cine lenses? http://mattscottvisuals.com/blog/2014/1/19/lens-up-my-nikkors-vs-the-rockinonsamyang-cine p.s i d rather have 1 good lens, that 3 that are meh.. i mean how much do the 3 samyang lenses cost? 1500euros? better spend that on one canon L 50 1.2 @Christina - Rokinon/Samyang lenses may be 'cheap', but Matt Scott obviously likes them a lot, and has posted some beautiful clips made with them. From examining his test shots, I don't think you could call them 'meh'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christina Ava Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 yes, thats why i posted the test, they dont look that bad, when in the hands of someone like matthew scott that knows what he is doing, in terms of lighting and overall production, although im sure he would do even better with better lenses. but put noobie+samyang dont know if that will make the same results, while a good lens can help out even the noobiest of the noobs, me always included. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshMonie Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 As many before me have mentioned, I would decide on what camera you're going to buy before choosing lenses. The obvious influence it will have on your lens choices will be the camera's lens mount (EF, MFT, etc.) I shoot on the 5D Mark III and primarily use zoom lenses like the 24-105 F4 L IS for video these days. It all depends on what you're going to be shooting. I work on a lot of corporate jobs and the like where the shooting is run and gun and I don't have time to balance a steadicam or even think about laying some track. Therefore, the Image Stabilisation from the 24-105 works in tandem with my shoulder mount to get nice, floaty coverage. It also saves me running around like a headless chicken to get wides followed by close ups - I just zoom. If, however, you're shooting films or are in a studio a lot and have the time to swap out lenses and change the lighting, then primes are much more the way to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1tkman Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 As many before me have mentioned, I would decide on what camera you're going to buy before choosing lenses. The obvious influence it will have on your lens choices will be the camera's lens mount (EF, MFT, etc.) I shoot on the 5D Mark III and primarily use zoom lenses like the 24-105 F4 L IS for video these days. It all depends on what you're going to be shooting. I work on a lot of corporate jobs and the like where the shooting is run and gun and I don't have time to balance a steadicam or even think about laying some track. Therefore, the Image Stabilisation from the 24-105 works in tandem with my shoulder mount to get nice, floaty coverage. It also saves me running around like a headless chicken to get wides followed by close ups - I just zoom. If, however, you're shooting films or are in a studio a lot and have the time to swap out lenses and change the lighting, then primes are much more the way to go. Very good! This just went on pre-order and I am waiting to see what the quality will be like... http://m.ebay.com/itm/191164910491?nav=SEARCH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Acuña Posted May 15, 2014 Author Share Posted May 15, 2014 How are the Leica R lenses are they good for video, would you recommend them? I just watched a video with the GH4 and it looks amazing :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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