What Panny Lens do you want to come out?

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d1rockwild

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I kinda feel we deserve (Ha!) a cheap 50mm f/1.8 from Panasonic with OIS and AF features. Well, at least AF. I'd be willing to pay $200 for it at the most though. Is that unreasonable?

What lens do you want? And how much are you willing to pay for it?
 
d1rockwild said:
I kinda feel we deserve (Ha!) a cheap 50mm f/1.8 from Panasonic with OIS and AF features. Well, at least AF. I'd be willing to pay $200 for it at the most though. Is that unreasonable?
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That's probably a doable lens.

I'd like to have a Panasonic m4/3 version of the Olympus 4/3 mount 14-35mm f/2 zoom lens.

I'd also love a 14mm (or wider) f/2 (or faster) prime . Don't care so much about OIS but if so, why not. I'd pay $1000 for a 14mm f/2 m4/3 mount prime. Faster and/or wider - both would be okay with me!

A 35mm f/1.2 or f/1.4 in m4/3 mount would also be very nice. Heck, with the m4/3 mount, making something with an f-stop of f/1.0 is doable and much less expensive than trying to do it on 35mm slr format - I'd probably buy any focal length lens that they can produce with an aperture of f/1.0 or faster. A 50mm f/1 would make total sense...and while we're at it...maybe make it an f/0.9 just for bragging rights.
 
There is the 45mm 2.8 macro OIS, but I don't hear people talk about that much, though it's not quite 50mm 1.8, but has macro.


I just want 2.8 zoom lenses - break that 14-140mm slowmo in half.

14-50mm 2.8 OIS and 50mm to 135mm 2.8 OIS
 
Psynema said:
There is the 45mm 2.8 macro OIS, but I don't hear people talk about that much, though it's not quite 50mm 1.8, but has macro.


I just want 2.8 zoom lenses - break that 14-140mm slowmo in half.

14-50mm 2.8 OIS and 50mm to 135mm 2.8 OIS
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f/2.8s are nice and it's definitely sort of the minimum for working professionals...but, we're talking the m4/3 mount here, they can make f/2 versions of pro focal length zooms for this mount at nearly the same prices as f/2.8 pro zooms lenses for the Canon or Nikon mounts (as evidenced by the f/2 Olympus 4/3 mount zooms).

I know it ain't cheap, but gimme f/2! There's no substitute for light.
 
thisisapocalypse said:
f/2.8s are nice and it's definitely sort of the minimum for working professionals...but, we're talking the m4/3 mount here, they can make f/2 versions of pro focal length zooms for this mount at nearly the same prices as f/2.8 pro zooms lenses for the Canon or Nikon mounts (as evidenced by the f/2 Olympus 4/3 mount zooms).

I know it ain't cheap, but gimme f/2! There's no substitute for light.
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a few grand but worth it...esp. for pics.

AND I MUST ADD

I finally FINALLY got to play with the GH1's kit lens (i got the body only on ebay and just today rented a full kit for a 2 cam gig).

I had no idea the minimum focal length was so short. you have to be 3.5 feet away on canons 70-200mm but you can be about a foot away with the Panny which can be up to 280mm zoom. sure it's slow but at least you can still get great bokeh if there's light and if you have a flash for pics, it's a very versatile setup.
 
Psynema said:
I had no idea the minimum focal length was so short. you have to be 3.5 feet away on canons 70-200mm but you can be about a foot away with the Panny which can be up to 280mm zoom. sure it's slow but at least you can still get great bokeh if there's light and if you have a flash for pics, it's a very versatile setup.
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Yeah, it's a fantastic lens.... when there is light :) I'm not a pro so I can't really complain, but I've taking video of parties, inside, at night, and well it just doesn't perform in those situations. I have the 20mm now but I haven't had much chance to shoot with it.

-kap
 
I'm actually lucky that I got the 20mm lens in October. I was cruising Amazon one day and got surprised that it was in stock when at the same time a lot of people were complaining of it being hard to get. I forced myself not to get it on that day knowing that I have a lot of college loans to pay off but when I saw that it was still in stock the next day I couldn't help myself and bought it right away. knew that if I didn't get it now it'll be a while until it's in stock again.

I was in a similar situation when I bought the GH1 in July. I called an authorized retailer in Massachusetts asking them if they have any in stock yet and a guy told me their were one left. That was not the answer that I was expecting to hear and I told him that I'm going to have to think about it. I called up several minutes later and told a guy to please hold it because I coming over their later on today. Once I got there I saw that they really did have a box but at the same time I saw the Olympus EP-1 on display and almost went home with that instead but I'm glad I didn't.

Anyway I have argued with myself over rather the lens is really worth $400 thinking that Panasonic is just trying to take advantage of people but it's hard to find a lens that's wider and faster at the same time for under $400, you really don't have much choice. Never mind the fact that it's very sharp and the auto focusing works in the video.


Hopefully Panasonic fixes their supply problem quickly because it's really something that people should own.


Out of lenses that are released now, the 7-14mm would be an excellent addition but it's price is way too steep for me. As far as lenses that are coming out, the 100 to 300mm is perfect because of how compact it is.

I think as far as Panasonic is concerned, making a fast 50mm prime may not be a good idea profit wise since they won't be able to give it a high price considering their are numerous good manual focus ones out their.
 
thisisapocalypse said:
f/2.8s are nice and it's definitely sort of the minimum for working professionals...but, we're talking the m4/3 mount here, they can make f/2 versions of pro focal length zooms for this mount at nearly the same prices as f/2.8 pro zooms lenses for the Canon or Nikon mounts (as evidenced by the f/2 Olympus 4/3 mount zooms).

I know it ain't cheap, but gimme f/2! There's no substitute for light.
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I just can't wrap my head around the price of the 45mm f2.8, and why they didn't make it faster!!! For M4/3, they definitely should have made it at least f2...and about $400 cheaper. I would have loved to have got it for taking pictures, or for using on a second GH1 body when shooting weddings in really small/super dark chapels alongside the 20mm f1.7.

My absolute favorite "digital" lens of all time was the Olympus Zuiko 50mm f2 Macro ED lens made for standard 4/3 cameras. It didn't need in-lens OIS since Olympus 4/3 cams have it in-body already, so I guess that why it only costs $400! Focus was also slow on it, but I didn't use it for video or event photo, so it was fine. It was just amazing for portraits/other stuff.

But $900 for an f2.8 45mm on M4/3??? That's hard to swallow. I'd pick one up if they priced it around $150. :embarasse
 
I would like to see a 14mm or 20mm f1.4 with ois and af also a few 2.8 zooms with manual aperture ring. All of their lenses should have OIS, it really bugs me that the 1.7 doesn't have this.
 
A fast prime with mega OIS would be awesome. The kit lens is the only lens which makes handheld shooting possible without causing too much rolling-shutter distortion. Without OIS it's almost impossible.
 
Psynema said:
I finally FINALLY got to play with the GH1's kit lens (i got the body only on ebay and just today rented a full kit for a 2 cam gig).

I had no idea the minimum focal length was so short. you have to be 3.5 feet away on canons 70-200mm but you can be about a foot away with the Panny which can be up to 280mm zoom. sure it's slow but at least you can still get great bokeh if there's light and if you have a flash for pics, it's a very versatile setup.
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I use the kitlens and the Tokina 11-16 and the Tokina 16-50 and in comparison the kitlens is great and when shooting handheld the OIS is a great extra, shooting handheld with the Tokina's is pointless, even at 11mm, there's too much shake, while the kitlens handheld at 140mm still is acceptably stable.
 
RieniO said:
I use the kitlens and the Tokina 11-16 and the Tokina 16-50 and in comparison the kitlens is great and when shooting handheld the OIS is a great extra, shooting handheld with the Tokina's is pointless, even at 11mm, there's too much shake, while the kitlens handheld at 140mm still is acceptably stable.
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You can shoot handheld up to 50mm if you're careful (50mm requires a distance of about 10 feet and common sense). 20mm 1.7 lens is just fine, but you do notice an acceptable amount of jitter if you move around too much, but nothing overly bothersome (aside form the autofocus hunting).


OK I FINALLY SHOT A FULL 2 CAMERA WEDDING!!! With two gh1s. We had a 50mm 1.4 Asahi Pentax, the 20mm 1.7, and the kit lens.

For event work, as stated before if Panny can release an 85mm OIS with an f stop of 2 or below, great (though I'm not sure if OIS is possible with lenses faster than 2.8).

50mm 1.4 got coverage done, but needed a tripod as it's really needs OIS to be efficient (handheld is limited). It was a bit too wide but got the job done. But a lens in the 70-85mm range thats fast with OIS NEEDS TO BE RELEASED.
 
I want a crazy fast zoom lens, like a 25-150mm f1.4 with silent 1080p autofocus, and I'm willing to pay for it.
 
i would love a fast zoom also, having just done a month of travelling and shooting the stock lens is great during daylight, but by 3-4 o' clock every day i was reaching for my pancake and FDs which although really lovely, are much trickier to get stuff from handheld, particularly while running around crazy busy streets. Even a f1.8 20-85 mm would be really useful especially with OIS and autofocus.
 
Psynema said:
You can shoot handheld up to 50mm if you're careful (50mm requires a distance of about 10 feet and common sense). 20mm 1.7 lens is just fine, but you do notice an acceptable amount of jitter if you move around too much, but nothing overly bothersome (aside form the autofocus hunting).
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I have this one shot, shot with a Tokina @ 16mm I think, and there's too much shake. But I was lying on a bed on one shoulder and the actress was moving around a little so maybe the bed was shaking, making the camera shake as well. Also, I've been working with video-cams with OISs or a long time so maybe I just forgot how to help a camera so that it doesn't shake. Working with OISs does one make lazy when it comes to that. The same happened to me using still cams, being used to OIS lenses, then use a lens without OIS, but not adapting myself to this different set-up, and coming home with more than 50% of the shots being useless due to shake. So maybe I just need to work with non-OIS lenses on the GH1 and get used to that again. My very very very first video-cam (Sony Hi-8) didn't have OIS either and I still shot some great flicks with it.
 
And by the way.... my GH1/Tokina footage looks sharper than my GH1/kitlens+OIS footage. OIS blurs the image a little, right?
 
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