AF100 Wide Angle Lens Advice

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IdahoVideo

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I joined the AF100A club this spring and find myself finding the lenses lacking that I have in a setting where I am indoors or otherwise needing shots relatively close to the camera where I need a wide angle. I currently have a micro 4/3 EF canon adapter and some good Canon EF series 18-55 and a 75-300 zoom lens. I have been looking at the Lumix G X 14-35 glass and wonder if its still enough for what I want since the camera is inherently telephoto. Does anyone have some good stills that show frame grabs using different vantage points with different lenses for comparison using the AF100 series camera in 1080p? I would love to get some good landscape shots or family group shots from a closer distance if possible. The shallow depth of field is nice from my other lenses but occasionally it would be nice to have something I could use that would put offer a choice to accommodate different shooting situations I find myself in.
 
Hi, I have an Olympus 4/3 9-18mm which I use with the panasonic 4/3 to m43 adaptor. A fine wide angle weapon!
Cheers!
Rod
 
I find a 17.5mm lens to be quite wide angle, but if you need more, I think 14mm would do it.
I'm not aware of a Lumix 14-35. There is a 14-42 and a 14-45 ... both slow, which means you would need a lot of light for shooting indoors.
The Lumix 12-35 is a popular lens; it has a maximum aperture of f/2.8, that is constant throughout the zoom range. I have the 12-35, and find it to be a quality lens. Unfortunately, it has a high price.
12mm is extremely wide. You have to be careful how you compose, so that people don't look distorted when part of their body gets close to the lens.
Another thought is the prime (non-zoom) lens, the Lumix 14mm f/2.5, much more affordable than the 12-35 zoom.
 
The Lumix X 12-35 is an excellent general workhorse lens with full auto capability. The Lumix 7-14 is a full stop slower, but also works beautifully with the AF.

There are a number of wide angle lenses that work excellently with the MetaBones SpeedBooster - for example, the Tokina 11-16/2.8 and Sigma 10-20/3.5 (which, when boosted, become approx. 8-12/f2 and 7-14/f2.5 respectively).

That 12-18 range can surely make a huge difference working close-in, for certain.
 
another thought: you already have canon glass, i presume that means you also use some other canon still camera? if so, going tokina 11-16 would give you something for both cameras, but with the annoyance of no easy aperture changes
 
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