There's lots of talk on other forums and boards that the new Noktor 12mm is a rebadged Kowa 1" sensor size Machine lens. Here is a video of a Kowa 8mm LM8HC on the Gh1 origionally posted by zcream here: http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?263999-Kowa-LM8HC-full-coverage-8mm-f1.4
Doesn't quite cover fully but for 8mm that's pretty good coverage. Kowa makes 8mm up to 75mm at 1", including a 12.5mm selling for as low as $254, all at F1.4 except the 75mm that's F1.8
These are links to Kowa USA dealers and Headquarters:
http://www.kowa-usa.com/frontend/contact.asp
http://www.kowa-usa.com/frontend/store.asp Dealer Locations (select opto-electronic)
http://www.kowa-usa.com/frontend/proddisp.asp?co=10000380 -these models, 1" sensor lenses
If you live near any Kowa dealers(or Kowa USA Headquarters in Torrance, CA) that have those 1" lenses in stock and you drove there and did a test video...that would be a big find and you'd save people $100s. I have 3 dealers near me and none have them in stock.
Doesn't quite cover fully but for 8mm that's pretty good coverage. Kowa makes 8mm up to 75mm at 1", including a 12.5mm selling for as low as $254, all at F1.4 except the 75mm that's F1.8
These are links to Kowa USA dealers and Headquarters:
http://www.kowa-usa.com/frontend/contact.asp
http://www.kowa-usa.com/frontend/store.asp Dealer Locations (select opto-electronic)
http://www.kowa-usa.com/frontend/proddisp.asp?co=10000380 -these models, 1" sensor lenses
If you live near any Kowa dealers(or Kowa USA Headquarters in Torrance, CA) that have those 1" lenses in stock and you drove there and did a test video...that would be a big find and you'd save people $100s. I have 3 dealers near me and none have them in stock.