GH4 sub $500 low light lens

Lindquist

Lindquist

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So im looking for a decent low light lens for my gh4 for christmas, I have been looking at the rokinon 12mm f2, and the olympus 25mm 1.8.
any other recommendations?
 
Joshua Cadmium said:
Sale ends today - I'd hurry up: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1073531-REG/slr_magic_slr_2595mft_ii_25mm_t_95_for_mft.html

This is probably the best low light lens for the m4/3 format. Sharper than the Voigtlander wide open.
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Agreed. I had the Voightlander and now have the SLR Magic. The Voigtlander is blurrier when wide open than the SLR Magic.

$499 for the SLR Magic 25mm f/0.95 is a STEAL.

If that's too expensive, I'd go with a good copy of the Canon FD 50mm f/1.4 + m4/3 adapter for less than $150 total.
 
Joshua Cadmium said:
Sale ends today - I'd hurry up

This is probably the best low light lens for the m4/3 format. Sharper than the Voigtlander wide open.
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This is a no brainer. GET IT before the day ends! Beautiful lens, low light, manual only, but delivers in spades both for photography and video.......

(I paid full price :cry:, but no regrets....:happy:)
 
The 20mm f1.7 pancake lens is super sharp, pretty fast, and very cheap. Plus with the GH4 UHD crop factor it's a ~50mm equivalent. Perfect for portraits, interviews, etc. And since it's a Panasonic lens it's got auto-focus and auto-exposure which helps with run-n-gun photography. If you prefer a manual lens then the SLR Magic looks like a great deal.
 
Ditto on the 20mm f.17 pancake. Been my goto walk around lens for a while. Though if I was in the market and had the cash, I'd be all over that SLR magic deal.
 
damn yeah that slr magic 25mm 0.95 is probably going to be what i get. So its super sharp wide open an all that?
how does it compare to the sigma 18-35 with sb? besides how it can zoom ect.

damn , dont think i can id be left with less than $100 in bank ahah.
also it says it wont be in stock till tomorrow so if i would buy it today i would still get same price?
I hope another sale like this comes around ill def buy it/
 
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Lindquist said:
damn yeah that slr magic 25mm 0.95 is probably going to be what i get. So its super sharp wide open an all that?
how does it compare to the sigma 18-35 with sb? besides how it can zoom ect.

damn , dont think i can id be left with less than $100 in bank ahah.
also it says it wont be in stock till tomorrow so if i would buy it today i would still get same price?
I hope another sale like this comes around ill def buy it/
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It's not SUPER sharp, but it is sharp and sharper than most anything out there when wide open. That's a lot of light gathering there.

It is a fixed focal length lens. You zoom with your feet. :laugh:

You can put an order in today and they won't charge you until it ships, but at least you hold the price. And I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for the next sale. It might happen but then again, most probably not for some time, if at all.
 
Why not look into a speed booster? Then you'd have access to a slew of lenses.
Ive got my sights on the Sigma 18-35 f1.8. Currently im using the speed booster with a ton of my Nikon lenses... all of which are a full stop more of light!
 
Lindquist said:
damn yeah that slr magic 25mm 0.95 is probably going to be what i get. So its super sharp wide open an all that?
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It's not super sharp wide open. No lens shooting at f/0.95 can be described as super sharp. There will be some blurriness and high-contrast highlights will glow when shooting wide open.

However, it is sharper than the Voigtlander at f/0.95, having tested both myself side by side.

If you want sharp, you're better off with something like the Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 or some other modern lens.
 
I'd look at a Panasonic 15mm f/1.7 or the Olympus 17mm f/1.8. They are an equivalent 37 to 42mm when shooting in 4k and nice and sharp wide open. I have the 17mm Olympus and I think it's one of their finest lenses on a GH4.

Cheers,
Pete
 
I'm sure it's a nice lens. What would be even better would be $500 for 17mm 0.95. And if someone came out with a fast 14mm (faster than 2.5). There is the 12mm 1.6, but it's not a very good lens, especially wide open. And wide - WIDE - is where it's at, with 4K on m4/3, seriously. Never enough wide *fast* lenses.
 
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