fuzzynormal Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 I usually shoot with primes, but my wife does lots of corporate run and gun filming.We're transitioning this year to a full on m43 commitment and unloading our Canon DSLR stuff --and we'd like to get something similar in performance to her favorite piece of glass, the Canon - EF 24-70mm f/2.8.So, I'm figuring some sort of lens that I can mount with a "dumb" speedbooster on M43. As such, it'll need an iris ring. I guess a wide zoom in the range of 17-35mm would be comparable... Just wondering if anyone has experience or suggestions of a lens that's in the ballpark of those specs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Hughes Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Andy Lee is always praising the Nikon 28-70. It's going to be a little tighter than what you're looking for (especially if you're coming from FF), but it certainly ticks some of your boxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dahlfors Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Good wide zooms tend to cost a bit more, also the old used classics.See if you can find a nice price on a Nikon 20-35 f/2.8, it should be in the ballpark of the price of a used 24-70. It performs nearly as good as the newer Nikon AF-S 17-35 f/2.8 (which also should be a good choice, but probably a bit more expensive). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliver Daniel Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Is it possible to change the iris manually on the Sigma 18-35 with a Nikon adapter? dahlfors 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinegain Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Is it possible to change the iris manually on the Sigma 18-35 with a Nikon adapter? Yes, you can! That would be my exact suggestion.The Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 with a R.J. or Zhongyi lens turbo (or Metabones Speedbooster, or Fotodiox focal reducer, whatevs). Need something wider? Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8. Not that wide, like Nick said, the 28-70mm f/2.8 from Nikon is pretty awesome. So is the 80-200mm btw (but you'll need to lock it down).Btw. I applaud you for taking this step! dahlfors 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ebrahim Saadawi Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 You can just go the full non-geeky approach and get a 12-35mm 2.8 IS. No Ring for iris but you gain great stabilization, size, af, no adapters, you get convenience to put frankly.The geeky approach, get a Nikon 20-35mm f/2.8 D plus SB for getting a wide insanely fast zoom. Iris ring,This is the only one that has it in the affordable range (next is 17-35mm 2.8)Sigma 18-35mm 1.8 with SB is even better, faster, but no iris ring. Or, or, just buy an EF-m43s SB and use your Canon 24-70mm 2.8 L ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinegain Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Wait. The Metabones Speedy doesn't have aperture control?Both my dummy Fotga adapter and R.J. Lens Turbo do... given that I have everything Nikon mounted for that reason.- Ah. You mean precise control? Being able to read which f-stop you're at, because the Sigma doesn't have markings? Honestly, I don't mind. It's stepless! I can take whatever I require! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeys Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 For video I definitely would rather have stepless.The 18-35 with a SB will be both less wide and long than the Canon however. You probably might want to think about adapting an APS-C 17-50 class lens for the closest equivalent. Remember that you can't use EF-S lenses! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzynormal Posted February 16, 2015 Author Share Posted February 16, 2015 No Ring for iris but you gain great stabilizationLeaning towards Olympus, so lenses with stabilization are not required if we do that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzynormal Posted February 16, 2015 Author Share Posted February 16, 2015 BTW, that wide zoom (25mm-ish FF equivalent) to the long end of standard (70mm-ish) is sort of a necessity. She's used to working in that range, finds it comfortable, and utilizes the practicality of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinegain Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Olympus does have that really nice 12-40mm f/2.8 PRO of course... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzynormal Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share Posted February 17, 2015 Olympus does have that really nice 12-40mm f/2.8 PRO of course...Indeed, but what about the manual focus? I know it has some sort of manual "clutch" but am unsure what that means in actual practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinegain Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Indeed, but what about the manual focus? I know it has some sort of manual "clutch" but am unsure what that means in actual practice.It's actually rather nifty. Pop it back towards you and you have manual mechanical control with marker ranging from 0.2 m with a few intermediate steps to infinity (90 degree rotation WITH HARD STOPS). Push it again forwards, the focusring becomes fly-by-wire and has typical behaviour such as infinite rotation. There's a bit of 'rattle' as well whilst MF with it in fly-by-wire mode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now