Geoff CB Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 5 hours ago, Gregormannschaft said: I recently bought the Sony 24-105 f4, even though this looked interesting. The Sony is a really nice lens, very sharp for a 'travel' zoom with surprisingly nice, soft bokeh. Went back and forth on the two. But want to try to get back into event photography and need the 2.8. I'll probably get the 18-135 as a great general purpose zoom soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adept Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Hi, here is a quick comparison made on GX85 SOOC between: Panasonic 12-32 at 32mm 5.6 Panasonic 35-100 at 35mm 4 PanaLeica 42.5 at 1.2 Nikon 50 1.8D + lensturbo at 1.8 Cinegain 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JordanWright Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 The Nikon looks best to my eye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinegain Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 But the Leica '(3d) pops' nicely. The 35-100mm ain't bad either. Adept 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JordanWright Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 I like the low con look of the nikkor but the Leica does pop Adept 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adept Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Unfortunately, manual focus on N 50 1.8 AFD is horrible. PL 42.5 is much more comfortable. For the avoidance of doubt, P 35-100 above is a darker version 4-5.6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webrunner5 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Not to post this to defend Jon, I have no real clue what he is in reality. But I made a pretty damn good living doing model portfolios for models years ago. Most, if not all, were pretty damn young. Some as young as 14. That young I took my wife with me! But young women act pretty silly at times because they are young an inexperienced. Sometimes that brings the best out of them, and sometimes it seems well, stupid. This was doing photo shoots with them. I think doing video would be even harder to keep rolling and expect them to look and act mature as hell all the time. So I am willing to cut him some slack. But I can see why it comes off looking "dirty old mannish" at times. But to keep posting that on here is I think probably is not the wisest thing to do. Time and place as they say. I have been to Vietnam and I know the women there look young as hell even when they are not because they are small and petite. There are some very beautiful women that live there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Mayer Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 1 hour ago, webrunner5 said: ... I am willing to cut him some slack. But I can see why it comes off looking "dirty old mannish" at times. But to keep posting that on here is I think probably is not the wisest thing to do. Time and place as they say. I have been to Vietnam and I know the women there look young as hell... Totally disagree. It is up to the rest of us to ask Jon politely if we have suspicions about age and what is going on. A quick "how old is your model and what is your relationship?" would have nipped all the drama in the butt before it started. Assumptions should not be made about people, especially for something as serious as what some people had in their minds. And especially not for esteemed members of this community. Jon buys and showcases awesome lenses and provides a great service all over this forum which I really appreciate. I hope he continues however he likes. It is nice having a good looking 20 year old woman in the videos. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoScoops Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 I for one am glad Jon takes video of teens/20-somethings and not girls his own age. The Nocticron is the best lens above for me. 3D and most high end looking bokeh. The Nikon looks a bit busy to me. But it's comparing a top of the line lens to a cheapo, so that's how it should be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PannySVHS Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 wow, thinking about these very few of the most recent remarks in this thread, i must say, I really would appreciate it, if they will be deleted, @Andrew Reid! These kind of attacks are not acceptable, in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonim Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 47 minutes ago, PannySVHS said: wow, thinking about these very few of the most recent remarks in this thread, i must say, I really would appreciate it, if they will be deleted, @Andrew Reid! These kind of attacks are not acceptable, in my opinion. I think that these attacks are speaking something important about character of persons who find so topically important to direct or revive them, especially in thread about lenses... So, maybe in general it's not so bad for getting to know each other better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 I don’t know... it’s a web forum... maybe we know too much about one another? Instead of posting here about any and every opinion we might have... maybe we should go out and shoot something instead... right after I post something in the other thread though... webrunner5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webrunner5 Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 1 minute ago, mercer said: I don’t know... it’s a web forum... maybe we know too much about one another? Instead of posting here about any and every opinion we might have... maybe we should go out and shoot something instead... right after I post something in the other thread though... Yeah I agree, this thread has gotten WAY off track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinegain Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 Well, then just let's make it about lenses again. Here are some gems one was able to come across on YT these last 48hrs: Adept 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Kieley Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 I got a new copy of the Fujinon-TV 12.5mm 1.4 after unsuccessfully trying to modify my first copy (it was only $15 so whatever). This one works perfectly without needing modification. These grabs are shot wife open on the bmpcc. It's a bit soft and glows, but it could be used effectively with the right scene. It looks better at f2, and really nice at f2.8. My step dad, who co-owns a metal shop, is going to bring some handheld grinding tools from his shop to modify my Fuji 25mm and 50mm lenses. If it works, I'll shoot a test comparing my Fujis to my Cosmicar and Canon TV-16 lenses. mercer and Mat Mayer 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonpais Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 After telling Huong and Thuan they couldn’t work for me anymore because of the thought police. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Kieley Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 Quick and dirty test comparing my 12.5mm c-mount lenses. For my taste, the Fuji wins. Mat Mayer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Kieley Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 And here's some quick footage from this afternoon, shot with the Fuji 12.5mm and bmpcc. Seeing how the lens looks with a grainy doc style. Spgreen65 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Members BTM_Pix Posted May 4, 2018 Super Members Share Posted May 4, 2018 On 18/04/2018 at 8:21 PM, mercer said: @BTM_Pix they both look nice... but damn that Nikkor! I’ve been exploring all of my lenses and lens options over the past few months. For financial reasons, I’ve sold some I wish I could have kept and tested some I wish I never bought. And in the end, for my manual lenses, I’m gonna end up going full circle back to ai-s Nikkors. The price/quality ratio really is unmatched on the used market. I hope to keep everything in the f/2 range and that 105mm looks brilliant. I decided to use it to shoot a press conference the other day. Suffice to say there was a fair degree of incredulity amongst my younger fellow shooters at the sight of someone using a manual lens thats older than they are! mercer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidzrevil Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 Asahi Super Takumar 55mm f1.8 w/ Lens Turbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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