new panasonic AF lenses due soon?

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tikigod19

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does anyone know if panasonic are planning on releasing any more lenses to go with the 20mm and 14-140 that will autofocus (in photo mode at least)

I'm finding it tough deciding whether to sell my nikon d90 and just stick with the gh1 as I have a 50mm prime on the nikon that I like but as far as I know nothing similar is available on the gh1 without using an adapter and using the auto features.

thanks
 
Don't know. The chart shows that there's a 45mm f/2.8 macro lens.

If you go to the Four Thirds lens chart (not micro four thirds) you'll find more options, including a 35mm f/3.5 macro, a 50mm f/2.0 macro, a 50mm f/1.4, a discontinued 105mm, an apochromatic 150mm f/2.8, a 150mm f/2.0, and a 300mm f/2.8. Those are from Panasonic, Sigma, and Olympus. Because they're Four Thirds lenses, you'd need the 43 to m43 adapter.
 
Because the panasonic site doesn't mention any so thought I'd ask if anyone had heard any more.

Barry the 4 3rds lenses will not be able to autofocus for photography though right? Although I've never tried I'm convinced manual focus won't be good enough when photographing fast moving kids parties etc
 
There's a rumor that Panasonic will be announcing a fast zoom to go with the AF100. I certainly hope so and am delaying any lens purchases until that rumor is resolved.
 
tikigod19 said:
Because the panasonic site doesn't mention any so thought I'd ask if anyone had heard any more.

Barry the 4 3rds lenses will not be able to autofocus for photography though right? Although I've never tried I'm convinced manual focus won't be good enough when photographing fast moving kids parties etc
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Almost all FT lenses will be supported in AF mode on GH2.
 
Barry_Green said:
They all should autofocus and auto-iris properly for still photography. Use the Lumix MA1 adapter for 4/3 to m4/3 and all the automatic functions will work.
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I thought the G2, G10, and GH2 were the only ones that could autofocus with almost all 4/3s lenses? There are a few of the faster telephoto lenses that the chart indicates won't autofocus with any Panasonic m4/3s camera. Is that not correct?
 
mpgxsvcd said:
I thought the G2, G10, and GH2 were the only ones that could autofocus with almost all 4/3s lenses? There are a few of the faster telephoto lenses that the chart indicates won't autofocus with any Panasonic m4/3s camera. Is that not correct?
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Frankly I'm not sure. I thought the electronic connection pass-thru worked with all of them for still photography. It's worked on the few I've tried (some Olympus lenses, haven't tried any of the Panasonics). So -- forget whatever I said and go by the chart.
 
tikigod19 said:
thanks for that, although they're both wider than the 20mm I have :( no plans for a 50 or 85 prime?
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The 45mm f2.8 is an excellent lens IMHO...just really expensive...and obviously doesn't turn night into day like the 20mm f1.7. It's great for taking pictures...which is mainly what I use it for. A 45mm prime isn't real useful for me shooting video at weddings, but it takes great pics of the cake, flowers, and crap like that.

I've got like 5 Lumix m4/3 lenses, and they all focus very well in both video and photo on my GH1.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/651734-REG/Panasonic_H_ES045_Leica_DG_Macro_Elmarit_45mm.html
 
Any thoughts on how bad the barrel distortion will be on that 8mm F3.5? Will it be as "bad" as say the 7-14mm at 8mm? I only like that lens at around 10mm or above, as I do interior video and don't want too noticeable distortion.
 
JimNastics said:
Any thoughts on how bad the barrel distortion will be on that 8mm F3.5? Will it be as "bad" as say the 7-14mm at 8mm? I only like that lens at around 10mm or above, as I do interior video and don't want too noticeable distortion.
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The 7-14 is rectilinear and does a decent job of correcting distortion. If that distorts too much for you, the 8mm 3.5 is definitely not what you're looking for because it's a fisheye lens.

If you're looking for a faster lens, have you considered the Tokina 11-16mm 2.8, or the Oly 11-22mm 2.8-3.5?
 
Barry_Green said:
Frankly I'm not sure. I thought the electronic connection pass-thru worked with all of them for still photography. It's worked on the few I've tried (some Olympus lenses, haven't tried any of the Panasonics). So -- forget whatever I said and go by the chart.
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My tests with a few Olympus lenses agree with 1st generation body compatibility chart. The lens of interest that is fully functional is 14-54/f2.8-3.5 MarkII. Another one, which I haven't tested because of rarity, is the Panny/Leica 25/f1.4

JimNastics said:
Any thoughts on how bad the barrel distortion will be on that 8mm F3.5? Will it be as "bad" as say the 7-14mm at 8mm? I only like that lens at around 10mm or above, as I do interior video and don't want too noticeable distortion.
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For a "normal" wide-angle lens the 7-14 has excellent distortion characteristics when used on Panasonic bodies. As far as I understand one would be hard pressed to find a lens with similar optical characteristics in any format that is significantly better in this regard, with the exception of perhaps some very expensive cine-lenses.

But yes, barrel distortion on the 8 mm is "pretty bad"; its a fish-eye after all. Dpreview has some samples
 
svecher said:
Another one, which I haven't tested because of rarity, is the Panny/Leica 25/f1.4
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I have this lens and using the DMW-MA1 mount adapter allows aperture control and push focus even during video recording. It's a really sweet lens with great bokeh and very little breathing.
 
JimNastics said:
Will it be as "bad" as say the 7-14mm at 8mm? I only like that lens at around 10mm or above, as I do interior video and don't want too noticeable distortion.
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Interesting - what body are you using the 7-14 on? If you're using it on a GH1/GH2/etc, the camera and lens work together to correct out the distortion. If you're using it on an Olympus body, those don't have the ability to correct out the distortion.
 
Barry_Green said:
Interesting - what body are you using the 7-14 on? If you're using it on a GH1/GH2/etc, the camera and lens work together to correct out the distortion. If you're using it on an Olympus body, those don't have the ability to correct out the distortion.
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Sorry Barry, through my bleary eyes I used the wrong terminology :D Come to think of it, I don't know the name of the kind of distortion I mean... it's not barrel distortion, more a stretching at the edges. See this video (not mine) at 7mm on the 7-14mm:

http://vimeo.com/12891662

And then this one (again not mine) at 9mm on the 7-14mm:

http://vimeo.com/14254312

Don't get me wrong, I LOVE this lens, it's a thing of beauty. But for interior video, the stretching at the edges is not nice at 7mm. At 9 - 10mm or above, it's hardly noticeable and looks great. I was just wondering how the 8mm faired on that front... judging by the samples it is proper fisheye, so no good for me.
 
Interesting... that stretching distortion might be a result of the in-camera barrel distortion correction. It's an interesting look, certainly. It didn't seem to happen when objects approached the edges at the middle of the frame (top to bottom), but when they were down in the corners they got stretchy. So if the lens optically has a little barrel distortion and that's being corrected by the camera, I could see how the corners would get a little stretchy.
 
I think the image appears to be stretched in the corners because these areas are closest to the outer edge of an image circle formed by the lens. I will hazard a guess that a fully circular sensor will reveal similar distortion all around the perimeter. I also think this distortion has to do with perspective distortion characteristics of an ultra wide angle lens.
 
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