Nikon 12-24mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S DX for af-100

Benjamin Eckstein said:
Really loving the 2 Olympus zooms I got, the 14-35 and 35-100 f2.
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Probably the only other wide angle with the same optical class is the Nikon 14-24, but it is a stop dimmer than the 14-35.

And if you want to go even wider, the Olympus 7-14/4 is similarly superb glass. And communicates with the mount now, not in six months time.
 
Where does one find a good used cooke lens? Thank you!

I was hesitant with the Olympus 14-35 and 35-100 because they'd lock me into the 4/3's mount. I thought canon would be better because they will no doubt come out with better dslrs in the future too, a little more versatility...but then canon requires electronics to change the iris, while any nikon will work manually with adapters. Its really really really tough making this choice. Especially when Sony has the zeiss lenses, where reviews I've read said Olympus are the only lenses that approach the Sony Zeiss lenses in sharpness etc. But then Sony's future with the A-mount isn't clear, but we know canon and nikon will be around forever. Probably also cooke, but I'm betting that lens would be gigantic!

I shoot events, interviews, green screen, and working into narratives. I planned to use the af100 as a stationary b-cam for ceremonies, where the 14-140 would probably be okay. But I want to focus on one platform so I can buy from say 14mm to 200mm of glass, giving me an excellent range.
 
wbrock001 said:
I was hesitant with the Olympus 14-35 and 35-100 because they'd lock me into the 4/3's mount.
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Thats the same thing I'm worried about too. One thing I really liked about the Olympus lenses is that they can be controlled easily via an electronic focus remote. For steadicam/jib/rack focusing this seems like a sweet deal, with some cool effects that cant be done mechanically without purchasing a motorized follow focus. Even if the birger mount is able to add this feature it would still be cheaper with the olympus lenses and an adapter, not to mention the zooms are a constant F2, no canon/nikon glass has that at the moment. But again being locked into the four thirds mount is something to consider... but who knows, maybe the four thirds format may become as "future proof" as canon and nikon mounts are today, more lens/camera manufacturers may come on board and support it with secondary product lines along with their own :)
 
wbrock001 said:
I was hesitant with the Olympus 14-35 and 35-100 because they'd lock me into the 4/3's mount.
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I was somewhat hesitant about this too, but I don't think m4/3 is going away any time soon, and while I don't know for sure that MY next camera will be m4/3, I think that lenses retain a good resale value. I've always had pretty good look selling off my older gear as I upgrade. The fact that companies like Zeiss, etc, are making m4/3 mount lenses leads me to believe this format will be around longer than I'll be using my AF100.
 
You know, you're probably right about the 4/3's mount...I watched some of the 14-35 lenses sell on ebay while Olympus had the rebate going, thus selling for $2000, on ebay it went for $1750. I am currently in one niche brand, Sony/Minolta, and switching over to another didn't seem ideal, sometimes its nice to conform, but I guess that's what adapters are for. All this is giving me a headache, so I should probably just wait until I absolutely need to get better glass and then get what works at the time. I see Zeiss just officially joined the 4/3's consortium...

I do love the remote focus, though it seems there needs to be some voltage adjustments made to the controllers in order to give full focus/iris range. The birger sounds sweet and I think they said they'd make a nikon adapter next...which could be never to many months after the release of the canon one hopefully in April. The wireless remote is even sweeter sounding, but they still haven't released pricing on that...
 
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