Samin Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 17 minutes ago, Phil A said: So after all the discussions here and always seeing Kidzrevil's stuff on social media, I'll give the diffusion filters a try. Got a Warm Black Pro Mist 1/8 off eBay for 28€ incl shipping. Should arrive today and I'll give it a spin on the weekend. Wish I had thought of getting a step-up adapter already to use it on the Voigtländer, for now I'll try with the Olympus 12-40 2.8. In unrelated note, we have now bought way more native m4/3 lenses than I wanted. My girlfriend hogs all the lenses I like but the 17.5mm 0.95 (she doesn't dig the manual focus). We now have the Panasonic 14mm 2.5, 25mm 1.4 and 42.5mm 1.7 and especially with the GX80 the size of the system is really neat. Hey Phil, could you please share the eBay link? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rinad Amir Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 Sigma 12mm 1.4 Art? series is coming up for MFT, i hope this beats current Leica 12mm 1.4 price wise ? http://hi-lows-note.blog.so-net.ne.jp/2017-08-07 Adept, Cinegain and Samin 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinegain Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 Ooh, interesting, love me some more native mount Sigmas! The 30mm f/1.4 DC DN is killer, great value. Speaking of price, man, those EX DN 19mm & 30mm f/2.8 were around a hundred bucks each and optically super sound. Build quality however wasn't really something to write home about and the look otherwise wasn't all too exciting though. The DC DN definitely takes that up a notch. Interesting that they would aim for MFT not APS-C/E-mount coverage with a MFT option. Will they be joining the format with a camera of their own? Mat Mayer and Rinad Amir 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidzrevil Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 9 hours ago, Phil A said: So after all the discussions here and always seeing Kidzrevil's stuff on social media, I'll give the diffusion filters a try. Got a Warm Black Pro Mist 1/8 off eBay for 28€ incl shipping. You're going to be blown away when you see how the skin tones render with the warm black pro mist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizz Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 11 hours ago, Phil A said: So after all the discussions here and always seeing Kidzrevil's stuff on social media, I'll give the diffusion filters a try. Got a Warm Black Pro Mist 1/8 off eBay for 28€ incl shipping. Should arrive today and I'll give it a spin on the weekend. I check ebay everyday looking for a BPM or WBPM 1/8 and i never saw a single one for that price (at least shipping to Europe). They are expensive. Great catch man! It was a single sale or do you have the link to share? If youre not in Europe forget about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Mayer Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 5 hours ago, Rinad Amir said: Sigma 12mm 1.4 Art? series is coming up for MFT, i hope this beats current Leica 12mm 1.4 price wise ? http://hi-lows-note.blog.so-net.ne.jp/2017-08-07 I really hope this comes to fruition. I will sell the PL 15mm in a second to complete my Sigma holy trinity: 12 f1.4, 30 f1.4 and 60 f2.8. If it is anywhere near as sharp as the existing lenses it will complete the most amazing value trio. Rinad Amir 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinegain Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 3 hours ago, Bizz said: I check ebay everyday looking for a BPM or WBPM 1/8 and i never saw a single one for that price (at least shipping to Europe). They are expensive. Great catch man! It was a single sale or do you have the link to share? If youre not in Europe forget about it First one: https://geizhals.eu/?fs=Warm Black Pro Mist 1%2F8&cat=unsortiert . Just be aware... 55mm only and doesn't seem to ship outside of Germany. You can of course ask or use services such as logoix.com , https://www.mailboxde.com/ , https://www.parcl.com/ or https://www.bpm-lux.com/en/home.html that will forward it from a German delivery address to yours. Don't forget my extensive post on how to find deals: Bizz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizz Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 Thanks a lot Cinegain! Really appreciate it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizz Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 https://www.mailboxde.com/ seems to have an affordable price to ship to Portugal. Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonpais Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 So I'm in the middle of watching Nicolas Winding Refn's The Neon Demon (booed at Cannes), and stunned by the beautiful lensing, I take a moment to find out what it was shot on. DP Natasha Braier chose to shoot with Crystal Express lenses, made from old Cooke S2 and S3 Panchros. Search some more and I learn that Cooke will be releasing a set of Cooke Panchro i/Classic lenses from T2.2 to T3.2 sometime this Spring. Of particular interest to me is that they will be available in Micro 4/3 mount. They'll run something like $9,000 apiece, but one can always dream! (I don't think this is exactly fresh news, but heh...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Members BTM_Pix Posted September 16, 2017 Super Members Share Posted September 16, 2017 54 minutes ago, jonpais said: So I'm in the middle of watching Nicolas Winding Refn's The Neon Demon (booed at Cannes) I bet you were leading the booing as well you grumpy old man. Too soon? jonpais 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonpais Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 @BTM_Pix naw! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil A Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 http://myworld.ebay.de/eg-auktionen/ got it from the eBay seller eg-auktionen, they had a bunch of sizes and strengths. Not sure but he might only ship in Germany. On 9/15/2017 at 11:21 AM, Samin said: Hey Phil, could you please share the eBay link? 21 hours ago, Bizz said: I check ebay everyday looking for a BPM or WBPM 1/8 and i never saw a single one for that price (at least shipping to Europe). They are expensive. Great catch man! It was a single sale or do you have the link to share? If youre not in Europe forget about it 23 hours ago, kidzrevil said: You're going to be blown away when you see how the skin tones render with the warm black pro mist That's what I read and they suggested that the warm is better than the normal one for dark skin tones. Played around a bit with it today but won't get the files onto my computer until Tuesday. kidzrevil 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizz Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 28 minutes ago, Phil A said: http://myworld.ebay.de/eg-auktionen/ got it from the eBay seller eg-auktionen, they had a bunch of sizes and strengths. Not sure but he might only ship in Germany. Thanks Phil A. After following Cinegain links i found that guy and sent him a message. As he only ships to Germany he didnt appear in my search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonpais Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 A few days ago, I realized my video of the Laowa 7.5mm was out of focus. I did another test to confirm this afternoon. Oh well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonpais Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Grumpy old man tests out the Laowa 7.5mm f/2 lens in ETC mode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Members BTM_Pix Posted September 19, 2017 Super Members Share Posted September 19, 2017 The GH5 ETC mode is certainly a thing of non-grumpinesss with that lens isn't it? jonpais 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonpais Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 Tomorrow we compare the Sigma Contemporary 30mm f/1.4 DC DN in ETC to the venerable Leica Nocticron 42.5mm f/1.2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samin Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 On 9/19/2017 at 10:14 AM, jonpais said: Grumpy old man tests out the Laowa 7.5mm f/2 lens in ETC mode. Really nice! this lens went to my shopping list as well jonpais 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonpais Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 As promised, a comparison between the $1,600 Nocticron and the $335 Sigma 30mm f/1.4. According to the camera, with ETC, the Sigma is actually an 82mm equivalent, so based on this test and that of the Olympus 75mm, ETC crop is closer to 1.37x. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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