wastedthelight Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Is anyone using (and have examples) of the GH2 with any Canon L series lenses? I was on the set of a music video last week, they used a Canon 5D with a 70-200mm and a 24-70mm. The video/pictures were absolutely stunning. I see most people talking about the Voigtlander 25mm though and the Panasonic pancake. While I know (and don't really understand) that people prefer prime lenses, the images produced at the shoot sold me on these other two lenses, at least when hooked to a 5D. Just curious if the $3,000 investment will be worth it when attached to a GH2. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Andrew Reid Posted January 1, 2012 Administrators Share Posted January 1, 2012 There are better alternatives around when it comes to the GH2, partly because of the expense and partly because the aperture on a Canon L / EF lens is electronically controlled. Canon FD, Contax Zeiss offer the best value, Leica R, Zeiss ZF (Nikon mount) and Voigtlander offer similar image quality to the Canon L range but with manual aperture control rings on the lens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simco123 Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 [quote author=wastedthelight link=topic=118.msg1008#msg1008 date=1325455356] Is anyone using (and have examples) of the GH2 with any Canon L series lenses? I was on the set of a music video last week, they used a Canon 5D with a 70-200mm and a 24-70mm. The video/pictures were absolutely stunning. I see most people talking about the Voigtlander 25mm though and the Panasonic pancake. While I know (and don't really understand) that people prefer prime lenses, the images produced at the shoot sold me on these other two lenses, at least when hooked to a 5D. Just curious if the $3,000 investment will be worth it when attached to a GH2. Thanks. [/quote] The advantage of prime vs zoom lenses are you get less lens distortion and better bokeh. Recent Canon L zoom lenses has improved on sharpness even at wide aperture but L prime still has an edge in that too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Andrew Reid Posted January 2, 2012 Administrators Share Posted January 2, 2012 Primes also have a generally much faster aperture for less money. Better for low light, and they are generally sharper too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronjbase Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 I bought the RedRock Micro Live Lens MFT adapter and initial impressions are it's going to be a great piece of kit. Unfortunately the release pin got stuck and it wouldn't release my 70-200mm F2.8 lens, so RRM is fixing the issue now. Once I get it back i will post some videos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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