GH2 Best way to Zeiss on GH2?

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What is the most economical way to put some Zeiss glass on the GH2? Which mount?

I realize that won't be the cine lenses and with that being the case, is it still worth it or is there a comparable line of lenses that is a better pairing?
 
Zeiss ZF... Recommend a nikon adapter with tripod mount for extra stability esp when Pull focusing
 
Most economical is probably Yashica ML prime lenses and Pixco C/Y adapter. ML 28 f2.8, ML 35 f2.8 and ML 50 f1.7 use optical formula very similar to equivalent Contax Zeiss lenses and come from the same Japanese factory. There could be advantage using Contax Zeiss lenses because of T* coating but the Yashica ML lenses can be had almost free of charge, so worth a try before investing much more in Contax Zeiss.
 
But you will have to learn to focus backwards, whereas with Yashica ML lenses you will get Yashica branded Contax Zeiss lenses that focus the usual way and look and feel like Contax Zeiss. Only without T* coating, but that may not be worth hundreds of dollars anyway compared to ML coating.

I understand that the name might be just as important (if not more important) as the product itself.
 
Aki_Hartikainen said:
But you will have to learn to focus backwards, whereas with Yashica ML lenses you will get Yashica branded Contax Zeiss lenses that focus the usual way and look and feel like Contax Zeiss. Only without T* coating, but that may not be worth hundreds of dollars anyway compared to ML coating.

I understand that the name might be just as important (if not more important) as the product itself.
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Sorry but the only thing the Yashica ML and Contax Zeiss lenses share are the C/Y mount.

The Yashica ML lenses are multi-coated, but they are not the same optical design as the Contax Zeiss lenses, and they have a different look than the Zeiss lenses.
 
David W. Jones said:
Sorry but the only thing the Yashica ML and Contax Zeiss lenses share are the C/Y mount.

The Yashica ML lenses are multi-coated, but they are not the same optical design as the Contax Zeiss lenses, and they have a different look than the Zeiss lenses.
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There are several side by side comparisons made and can be found from the Internet which show nearly identical images from comparable Yashica ML and Contax Zeiss lenses. Both lenses were manufactured by Kyocera and there was technology transfer between Zeiss and Kyocera. The amount of Zeiss technology in Yashica ML lenses is unknown, but the side by side comparisons show identical images, besides a slightly different colors which could be explained by different coatings.

http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1045758 (scroll down for side by side comparison)

I have several Yashica ML lenses and the build quality is better than what can be bought today for a few hundred dollars. If you do not need the Zeiss name, there is a 70 dollar alternative with another name.
 
You have some of your facts mixed up. Kyocera did not make Zeiss lenses. They were manufactured by Zeiss in Germany, and at the Cosina plant in Japan.
 
1. Buy a Zeiss lens
2. Buy a GH2
3. Buy an adapter to put the Zeiss lens on the GH2

That would be the simplest way.

Comparable (arguably better) lenses would be Leica R and M mounts.

"Economical" and either Zeiss or Leica are generally mutually exclusionary terms.
 
wgzn said:
id go with something like this:
http://www.mtfservices.com/home.htm...ypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=99&category_id=2
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Zeiss in PL mounts aren't exactly economical! (if that's what you're suggesting in regards to the topic).
Besides, many PL lenses are big and heavy. Definitely need a tripod mount to go with the adapter. That's why I highly recommend ciecio7's adapters - made of duraluminum and comes with double-holed tripod mounts. And cheaper than MTF. Perhaps because ciecio7 only specialises in adapters?
NOW, I've never used MTF. But I have 6 of ciecio7's adapters (including its limited-run Nikon adapters) and they do the job solidly.
 
The MOST economical way would be to buy some old Zeiss Jena lenses off ebay, in M42 mount, and get an M42 adapter for your GH2.
 
mcbob said:
1. Buy a Zeiss lens
2. Buy a GH2
3. Buy an adapter to put the Zeiss lens on the GH2

That would be the simplest way.

Comparable (arguably better) lenses would be Leica R and M mounts.

"Economical" and either Zeiss or Leica are generally mutually exclusionary terms.
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Wow! Brilliant!! Thanks... best answer EVAH!


The point is that the Cine lenses are 2K-3K/ea. They have to make a line that is less expensive than the cine line and that would still be better than stock glass or the Panasonic/Nikkor/Canon FD primes.

Sounds like Zeiss's "nikkor intended line" is that very thing but the "focus is backwards"?
 
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