Looking for a 28mm 2.8 for the GH1

jpkeenan24 said:
Hey guys i really need some help looking for a solid affordable 28mm 2.8or less lens. I have a 50mm 1.8 but it's not really effiecient sometimes because it doesn't have a wide angle. my budget is 150$ can I even afford a good 28mm 2.8? I found this and is this too good to be true? I have that cieco7 gh1 to canon adapter

http://www.amazon.com/Sigma-28-70mm-2-8-4-0-Speed-Cameras/dp/B00009XVVG
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It's not much help, but a few months back I got a third party FD mount lens, 28-80mm Macro (but 3.5, not 2.8) on ebay for 99 cents
 
You should be able to find a 28mm f2.8 Canon fd on ebay for about $40 for a good one. They're all over.
 
jpkeenan24 said:
Hey guys i really need some help looking for a solid affordable 28mm 2.8or less lens. I have a 50mm 1.8 but it's not really effiecient sometimes because it doesn't have a wide angle. my budget is 150$ can I even afford a good 28mm 2.8? I found this and is this too good to be true? I have that cieco7 gh1 to canon adapter

http://www.amazon.com/Sigma-28-70mm-2-8-4-0-Speed-Cameras/dp/B00009XVVG
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I've shot film (stills) with Olympus Zuiko Om lenses for as long as I can remember. They are very respectable lenses and are almost being given away on Ebay. I"m looking forward to start using them on a GH1 or 7D as manual primes and post some results.
 
jpkeenan24 said:
Hey guys i really need some help looking for a solid affordable 28mm 2.8or less lens. I have a 50mm 1.8 but it's not really effiecient sometimes because it doesn't have a wide angle. my budget is 150$ can I even afford a good 28mm 2.8? I found this and is this too good to be true? I have that cieco7 gh1 to canon adapter

http://www.amazon.com/Sigma-28-70mm-2-8-4-0-Speed-Cameras/dp/B00009XVVG
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That lens is almost certainly an EOS lens. It looks like they are picturing the Nikon version, but I'm quite certain that Sigma is no longer making FD lenses.

I'm assuming you have a Canon FD adapter?

Manual focus 28mm f2.8s are pretty inexpensive these days, especially on the Canon FD platform - you should easily be able to get one for $50...actually, if you've got $150, you might wait for one of the Canon 20mm f2.8s on eBay, they sometimes go for that little. You're other options would be a Canon 28mm f/2 or 24mm f/2.8 or f/2 - it's possible to get any of those for $150 if you're timing is right.
 
jpkeenan24 said:
how much of a difference is there from the 28mm f/2.8 and the 28mm f/2.0?
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from my limited experience shooting in low light f2 is the ideal number to shoot most of the time for me. I find f1.4 to be too shallow on focusing. if you can get/afford f2 go for it =)
 
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