Top 5 must have lens for a GH2?

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Please panny.... brighter zooms!!!

My wish list
- panny 14-45mm 2.8 mega o.i.s.
- panny 45-100mm 2.8 [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] mega o.i.s.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]- panny 7-14mm 4.0
- panny 20.7 or panny 25.4
- nikkor 50.4

ah.... drooling...
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Granted, most of the Panasonic lenses are sharp and clear by all accounts, but it's the focus by wire thing that makes me hesitate. I'm a narrative filmmaker. I have never used autofocus in a professional environment - a good follow focus is essential for what I do. I'd rather have a set of fast non AI Nikkor primes, 28mm f2, 50m f1.4 for starters. They're reasonably cheap and well built. The 2x crop factor makes a wide prime lens more of a challenge. I'm looking at the Bower 14mm f 2.8 as a possible option. Does anyone know if there is much barrel distortion when using a wide like this on tthe 4/3 sensor? or does it look much like a 28mm would on a full frame sensor?
 
If anyone is curious, the Olympus 14-54mm Mark I does autofocus accurately (though slowly) on the GH2. Not sure how it compares to the Mark 2 in this regard, though -- I assume the Mark II is significantly faster, focusing takes about a second on the Mark I.
 
I have the Olympus 14-54mm Mark II (SWD focusing motor) and recently obtained the non-SWD Olympus 50-200m F2.8-3.5. I also have a Lumix G2, which appears to have the same four-thirds firmware lens support features as the GH2.

Both SWD and non-SWD Oly lenses function in the same way on the G2. In AFS auto-focus mode, a half-click on the shutter button triggers a focus lock. The 14-54mm Mark II seeks directly to the correct focus setting, and locks as quickly as any of my Panasonic lenses. The non-SWD 50-200mm is significantly slower, and does an in-and-out focus hunt before settling on the correct focus. But since it's a hefty, tripod-mounted lens, I don't mind waiting a second for the 50-200mm to set itself up for a shot. With a hand-held lens like the 14-54mm, however, I really appreciate its quick auto-focus response.

If you enable Continuous Focus with Focus Tracking in video mode, both lenses will maintain their initial focus-lock so long as the focus point remains in the frame. As far as I can tell, focus tracking works equally well on both SWD and non-SWD Olympus lenses. I've also tested this on the Olympus native m43 9-18mm lens and with the GH1 as well. In video capture mode, all lenses and cameras worked the same for me.
 
lpowell,

How do you like that 14-54mm Mark II? Thinking of selling my 14-140mm kit lens and getting it. Trying desperately to silence the voice that is telling me to stretch to the splendiferous 14-35mm.
 
The Olympus 14-54mm Mark II is a superb lens and its f2.8-3.5 aperture makes it far more useful to me than the f5.6ish Lumix 14-140mm kit lens. I sold the 14-140mm on ebay to buy the 14-54mm and haven't regretted it since. I also have the Canon 20-35mm f3.5L FD zoom lens and while it's not as sharp as the Oly, it has its own uniquely appealing image quality. However, the Canon's limited zoom range and lack of auto-focus make it far less flexible than the Oly 14-54mm.
 
Lumix G-Vario 14-140mm f/4.0-5.6
Nikkor 50mm f/1.4
Lumix G 20mm f/1.7
Something macro
Lumix 7-14mm f/4.0
 
lpowell said:
The Olympus 14-54mm Mark II is a superb lens and its f2.8-3.5 aperture makes it far more useful to me than the f5.6ish Lumix 14-140mm kit lens. I sold the 14-140mm on ebay to buy the 14-54mm and haven't regretted it since. I also have the Canon 20-35mm f3.5L FD zoom lens and while it's not as sharp as the Oly, it has its own uniquely appealing image quality. However, the Canon's limited zoom range and lack of auto-focus make it far less flexible than the Oly 14-54mm.
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Is Olympus AF like Pana ?
 
ulisses said:
Is Olympus AF like Pana ?
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The Olympus 14-54mm Mark II and other SWD lenses are all Four-Thirds lenses and work the same way as Panasonic's Four-Thirds lenses: they require an Olympus or Panasonic Four-Thirds to Micro Four-Thirds adapter, and they auto-focus only in AFS mode. This hasn't been an issue for me since I never use the camera's AFC mode.

Olympus also makes some native Micro Four-Thirds lenses which don't need an adapter. I have the Olympus 9-18mm M43 lens, and like Pansonic's M43 lenses, it auto-focuses in both AFS and AFC modes.
 
Thanks. Do you know where to get those adaptors? The 43 to micro43? None of my ebay adaptor guys know anything about it. And is the adaptor needed for mechanical fit? Or is it for electronic coupling? Lot of people interested in that lens, I ordered it too, but didn't know it needs adaptor.
 
So the 4/3 adapter is electronic and the lens communicates with the camera, I mean, lens info in LCD ?

thank you !
 
Hello,

I going the buy a gh2 in 1 week.
But I am searching for good lenses for shooting a documentary and windsurfing movie.

I thought about:

Kit lens 14-140 MM
Panasonic Lens 20 MM 1.7
Nikkor 50 MM 1.4 for interviews nice DOF.

Is that enough the shoot a documentary and windsurfing movie or must a at some other lens. A maybe need also a lens for low-light indoor.

Sorry for my bad english.
 
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I think that should be ok, unless you feel that you need a fast wide angle, a fast long lens, or a fast zoom. I was shooting a documentary a couple months ago, I found myself using a 17-102mm F2 tv lens quite a lot, despite having to cut out the vignette, because it was so versatile. I have a fast Olympus zoom, now, which is pretty functional in moderately low light.
 
If you are make windsurt movie you don't need speed. You neeed tele. 140 not long enoenough even woth ect mode. Try 200 to 300 at least.
 
I got
Stock 14-140mm
pancake 20mm f1.7
Nikon 50mm f1.8
Nikon 85mm f1.8
lots of c-mounts
wanted: the Voigtlander nokton 25mm and a nice fast tele zoom til at least 300mm like NIKKOR ED 2,8/300 AI
 
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