EDIT: If you just want to see the video, it's up at http://songwriter.revimage.com/channels/JoannaStClaire
My name is Per Lichtman and I'm an active GH2 user, most commonly associated on Personal-View with having the AGC and metering value modifications now used in almost all modern GH2 hacked...
@cuervo.taylor Most of the lenses already mentioned fit all the criteria you specified, but many of them emphasize the quality of the bokeh (the look of the out-of-focus areas) over general sharpness.
The main exceptions would be the Panasonic and Panasonic-Leica lenses mentioned. The 20mm 1.7...
My favorites at the lower end of the price spectrum near that focal length would be the Rokkor 58mm f/1.4 (MD mount) and Canon 55mm f/1.2 (FD mount). Both give very nice lowlight performance, are reasonably priced and have very smooth bokeh. I have a lot of experience with the Rokkor but only...
Or here is a frame grab of EX 24H mode with stock settings (with the newer firmware v1.1) vs Sedna AQ1 C (which is lower detail than Sedna AQ1 A but is a little softer on skin etc.)
Note how much detail the stock setting loses in both the murky brown sections of the canvas, or near the...
This coming Sunday I will be heading out to do one of the largest and most controlled GH2 settings tests to date. Ideally, we would like to see how all the current options (factory settings, Driftwood Sedna, etc.) compare against each other, but we cannot do it without help.
So far three...
I recently finished working on both the music video and single for "Prayer of Light" with Joanna St. Claire, where we mixed older HV30 footage with brand new GH2 Driftwood Sedna AQ1 C footage. You've got sunsets, soulful music and lots of color grading to bring it all together with what someone...