GH1 GH1 lens recommendations

[liscos909]

Can I please have some recommendations for some manual lenses -- Olympus, Canon FD, Zeiss, Leica, Voigtlander, Vivitar, Nikon AF etc. lenses for the GH1 that are affordable? What type of lenses should be in the GH1 arsenal for video work? I can probably spend $400-$500 total.

 

[Mark Crabtree]

Olympus OM 21mm. F3.5 or F2.
I have the F2. Amazing lens.

Olympus OM. 18mm 3.5
24mm 2.8 or 2.
28mm 2
50mm 1.8 must be Made in Japan version.
85mm 2
100mm 2.8 or 2. 2 is spectacular.
35-80 2.8. Possibly the best zoom made ever.

Zeiss ZF. 35mm 1.4. Because the olympus 35mm is poor

Voiglander. 25mm 0.95. Best low light lens at any kind of reasonable price.

Peleng 8mm Fisheye.

All above gives you full manual control with focus and iris rings.
For wide angle Tokina 11-16 2.8. This lens is increadible. Just get an old Canon 20d to use as an F stop changer as it has only electronic iris adjust. It does have manual focus ring.
You can also easily screw filters into the front.

For super wide the choices are slow F stop like Panny 7-14.
I have this lens and made a custom filter adapter. ND's are a must for video outside.

I also recommend the Cinevate follow focus knob and the Red Rock Micro lens gear rings.

 

[liscos909]

Thanks for the response. If I were to get 2 or 3 lenses with $400 what would you recommend?

 

[seanmcleod]

There are countless threads with this exact title. Please do a quick search and you will find all the info on particular lenses and there best application. You could also check out the hardware section of this forum where lenses are also discussed at great length. Happy hunting! (for good deals)